When a patent owner loses at the International Trade Commission ("ITC"), can it hire new counsel and try again in district court? That question will be answered in Gamevice.
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In 2021, Fintiv continued to be one of the hottest and most controversial issues facing the patent bar. The USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) precedential Fintiv decision.
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While most patent disputes involving gaming companies are located in district courts, the ITC remains a viable option for at least some gaming disputes, where a patent owner can have the U.S. government bar importation of products found to infringe. While the ITC does not provide monetary damages, it’s extremely fast schedule and willingness to bar importation of infringing products makes it a desirable forum for patent owners.
The desirability of this forum has also increased recently with the PTAB seemingly unwilling to grant IPR challenges for patents being asserted in ITC investigations. Earlier this week, an IPR challenge filed by Nintendo was denied on discretionary grounds. Paper 13,