Margaret M. Welsh
Sughrue Mion PLLC
Articles
Federal Circuit Affirms Sughrue PTAB Victories for NHK Seating of America, Inc.
USA - December 20 2016 The Court of Appeals of the Federal Circuit issued a Decision on December 20, 2016, upholding four PTAB rulings (IPRs 2014-01026, 01079, 01101, and…
Federal Circuit Affirmed: Institutions Decisions Are Not Appealable and Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Is Reasonable
USA - June 23 2016 On June 20, 2016, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee. There were two issues presented in Cuozzo…
Prolitec, Inc. v. Scentair Technologies, Inc.
USA - December 4 2015 In Prolitec, Inc. v. Scentair Technologies, Inc., the Federal Circuit upheld the Patent Trials and Appeals Board ("the Board" or "PTAB") decision of…
Straight Path IP Group, Inc. v. Sipnet EU S.R.O.
USA - November 25 2015 In Straight Path IP Group, Inc. v. Sipnet EU S.R.O., the Federal Circuit remanded the Board's claim construction ruling in an IPR proceeding filed by…
A reissued patent restarts the clock under the one-year statutory bar
USA - September 3 2015 Under 35 U.S.C. § 315(b), an inter partes review petition will not be instituted “if the petition requesting the proceeding is filed more than 1 year…
