In a significant development for declaratory judgment actions involving jurisdictional challenges, a Northern District of California Magistrate Judge has ruled in favor of Samsung Electronics in its ongoing dispute with CM HK Ltd. The order from the court resolves key discovery issues, compelling document production from shared corporate resources and…
In a post-judgment ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, the court rejected defendants’ bid to escape a destruction mandate after the asserted patents expired just days after a permanent injunction issued, ordering the destruction of all infringing “RadCad caddies” in defendants’ possession during…
In Anonymous Media Research Holdings, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (No. 2:23-CV-00439-JRG-RSP, E.D. Tex. Sept. 17, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas denied Samsung’s motion to exclude the apportionment opinions of plaintiff’s expert, Mr. W. Leo Hoarty. The ruling, by Magistrate Judge Roy S.…
In a recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, the Court granted motions to dismiss and for judgment on the pleadings, invalidating two patents related to software for detecting cheating in the card game bridge. The ruling underscores the ongoing challenges for software patents…
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a significant policy shift on July 31, 2025, announcing it will strictly enforce a procedural rule that has been loosely applied for years, potentially making it harder for challengers to invalidate patents through inter partes review (IPR) proceedings. Key Policy Change The USPTO…
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has denied institution of Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings against two Applied Optoelectronics patents in a discretionary decision that highlights how patent age can influence administrative challenges. In a decision dated June 27, 2025, Acting USPTO Director Coke Morgan Stewart denied Cambridge Industries USA’s…
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director has granted Director Review and vacated the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decisions to institute two separate inter partes review (IPR) proceedings challenging the same patent claims in a dispute between CrowdStrike, Inc. and GoSecure, Inc. Background of the Dispute The case involves…
In a recent inter partes review institution decision, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) addressed and rejected a procedural challenge regarding word count compliance, providing guidance on formatting requirements and waiver of procedural objections. In IPR2025-00112, Patent Owner Miracor Medical SA accused Petitioner Abbott Laboratories of circumventing the 14,000-word…
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has denied a petition for inter partes review of Phenix Longhorn LLC’s patent, ruling that the petitioner failed to properly address means-plus-function claim limitations as required by USPTO rules. Background In IPR2025-00044, Petitioner challenged claims 1-3, 5, and 6 of U.S. Patent No.…
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) rejected Micron Technology’s arguments that national security and foreign policy concerns should prevent a Chinese memory manufacturer from challenging an American patent, highlighting current limitations on the Board’s discretionary authority. Central Dispute Over Chinese Government Involvement In a…