On October 31, 2023, in the US District Court for the District of Delaware, Zaxcom, Inc. filed a patent infringement challenge against Rode Microphones, LLC and Freedman Electronics Pty Ltd.
Inter partes review (IPR) is a legal process conducted before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to assess patentability based on anticipation or obviousness using prior art publications and patents. This article discusses some practice tips for both challenging and defending patents in IPRs before the PTAB.
In American National Manufacturing Inc. v. Sleep Number Corp., Nos. 21-1321, 21-1323, 21-1379, 21-1382 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 29, 2022), the Federal Circuit held that as long as a claim.
The Federal Circuit has upheld the PTAB’s relatively liberal approach to proposed claim amendments in an IPR, holding that so long as a proposed substitute claim includes an amendment.