Barbara Clarke McCurdy
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Articles
Petitioner Estoppel Applies: Giving Effect to “Reasonably Could Have Raised”
USA - August 29 2022 In Click-to-Call Technologies LP v. Ingenio, Inc., No. 22-1016 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 17, 2022), the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“the Federal…
Continuing Uncertainty on Scope of IPR Petitioner Estoppel
USA - January 4 2018 The inter partes review procedure includes an estoppel provision that prohibits an IPR petitioner from later raising before the U.S. Patent and…
The house votes to reform U.S. patent laws by approving the America Invents Act by a margin of 304 to 117
USA - June 24 2011 The U.S. House of Representatives voted by a margin of 304 to 117 on June 23, 2011, to reform U.S. patent laws by approving the America Invents Act (H.R. 1249).
Summary judgment allows Home Diagnostics Inc. (HDI) to meet the needs of diabetics
USA - April 5 2018 Home Diagnostics Inc. (now Nipro Diagnostics) is one of the largest cobranders of blood glucose products for diabetics and offers low-cost…
No Interference Estoppel to Zynga’s IPR Petition
USA - October 7 2022 In Zynga Inc. v. IGT, IPR2022-00199, Paper 17 (Aug. 22, 2022), the Director of the USPTO granted sua sponte Director review and affirmed the decision…
