You have to Object to Exclude

In K40 Electronics, LLC v. Escort Inc., IPR2013-00203, Paper 46 (August 27, 2014), the Board denied the patent owner’s motion to exclude. The Board first review the proper procedure for objecting to, and moving to exclude, evidence: When a party objects to evidence that was submitted during a preliminary proceeding, such an objection must be served within ten business days of the institution of trial. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1). Once a trial has been instituted, an objection must be served within five business days.  C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1).The objection to the evidence must identify the grounds for the objection with sufficient particularity to allow correction in the form of supplemental evidence. C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1). This process allows the party relying on the evidence to which an objection is served timely the opportunity to correct, by serving supplemental evidence within ten business days of the service of the objection. 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.64(b)(1), 42.64(b)(2). If, upon receiving the supplemental evidence, the opposing party is still of the opinion that the evidence is inadmissible, the opposing party may file a motion to exclude such evidence. 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(c).

The Board noted that the patent owner failed to indicate it served objections, and did not identify or explain its objections.  The Board denied the motion to exclude in view of the patent owner’s failure to comport with the requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 42.64.

 

 

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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.