Daniel C. Tucker

Indefiniteness in Inter Partes Review: The Existing Quagmire and a Path Forward

USA - June 4 2019 Under Section 112(b) of the Patent Act, patent claims must satisfy a definiteness requirement by “pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject…

Jency Mathew

Chief Judge Gilstrap of the Eastern District of Texas denies IV’s post-trial motions, reaffirming FedEx’s trial win

USA - April 8 2019 Dealing another blow to Intellectual Ventures (IV) and its attempt to extract more than $100M from Finnegan’s long-standing client FedEx Corp. for…

Jeffrey A. Berkowitz, Alexander M. Boyer, Elliot C. Cook, Gerald F. Ivey, J. Derek McCorquindale, Joseph M. Schaffner, Bradford C. Schulz, Kara A. Specht, Michael V. Young Sr

Defeating Patent Infringement Claims in E.D. Texas

USA - October 16 2018 This past May, Intellectual Ventures told a Texas jurythat FedEx1 should pay nearly $100 million for infringing four patents that it alleged covered…