August 21, 2014

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Institution Decisions

In Finisar Corporation v. Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd., IPR2014-00461, Paper 9 (August 21, 2014), the Board instituted inter partes review of claims 1-27 of U.S. Patent No. 7,664,395 (all of the challenged claims).

In Finisar Corporation v. Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd., IPR2014-00462, Paper 9 (August 21, 2014), the Board instituted inter partes review of claims 18 and 19 of U.S. Patent No. 8,089,683 (all of the challenged claims).

In Finisar Corporation v. Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd., IPR2014-00465, Paper 9 (August 21, 2014), the Board instituted inter partes review of claims 1, 29, 60, 66, 71–73, 76, and 91 of U.S. Patent No. 8,335,033, but not as to challenged claims 2, 4, 5, 17–19, 22–28, 30, 31, 56, 58, 61–65, 67, 68, 70, 74, 75, 78, 89, and 90 (about 23% of the challenged claims).

In Finisar Corporation v. Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd., IPR2014-00460, Paper 9 (August 21, 2014), the Board instituted inter partes review of claims 1,2, 4-9, and 11–14 of U.S. Patent No. 7,145,710, but not as to claims 3 and 10.

In Skyhawke Technologies, LLC v. L&H Concepts LLC, IPR2014-00438, Paper 7, (August 21, 2014) the Board instituted inter partes review of claims 1–5, 13, and 17 of U.S. Patent No. 5,779,566, all of the challenged claims, but not on all of the challenged grounds.

In Skyhawke Technologies, LLC v. L&H Concepts LLC, IPR2014-00437, Paper 8, (August 21, 2014) the Board instituted inter partes review of claims 8–11, 14, and 18 of U.S. Patent No. 5,779,566, all of the challenged claims, but not on all of the challenged grounds.

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About Bryan Wheelock

Education J.D., Washington University in St. Louis B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Duke University Bryan Wheelock's practice includes preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications and drafting of intellectual property agreements, including non-compete agreements. He has brought and defended lawsuits in federal and state courts relating to intellectual property and has participated in seizures of counterfeit and infringing goods. Bryan prepares and prosecutes U.S. and foreign patent applications for medical devices, mechanical and electromechanical devices, manufacturing machinery and processes, metal alloys and other materials. He also does a substantial amount of patentability searching, trademark availability searching and patent and trademark infringement studies. In addition to his practice at Harness Dickey, Bryan is an Adjunct Professor at Washington University School of Law and Washington University School of Engineering.