Discovery procedures in inter partes review (“IPR”) proceedings, governed by 37 CFR § 42.51, are more limited in scope and timing compared to cases in district court. There are three.
If you anticipate needing additional discovery during an IPR proceeding, it is crucial to move as soon as possible, as timing is one of the factors the Board considers when determining whether to authorize the filing of a motion for additional discovery.
New ITC 337 Investigation Powered by Battery Design Patents Friday, February 5, 2021
, 337-TA-1244, is notable as the first time in recent memory that a battery company has sued in the US International Trade Commission (ITC) for design patent infringement. Battery patents typically cover new and useful features of a battery,
e.g. a cathode composition, an electrode architecture, a battery housing, or management software. That which is patented is rarely visible on a battery or a product a consumer might buy. In this case, One World Technologies, Inc. and Techtronic Power Tools Technology Ltd. (“One World”) allege that a list of defendants infringe their battery patents by importing batteries that
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This morning in metals news: US mines produced approximately $82.3 billion in minerals in 2020; meanwhile, the United States International Trade Commission launched a Section 337 investigation related to batteries; and, lastly, aluminum prices have been dropping.
US mines produced $82.3 billion in minerals in 2020
US mines produced approximately $82.3 billion in minerals last year, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported Tuesday.
The totaled marked a decline of $1.5 billion from 2019.
“Decision-makers and leaders in both the private and public sectors rely on the crucial, unbiased statistics and data provided in the Mineral Commodity Summaries to make business decisions and determine national policy,” said Steven M. Fortier, director of the National Minerals Information Center. “Industries such as steel, aerospace and electronics that use nonfuel mineral materials created an estimated $3.03 trillion in value-added products in 2020,