September 11, 2014

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Institution Decisions

In Medtronic, Inc. v. Robert Bosch Healthcare Systems, Inc., IPR2014-00488, Paper 17 (September 11, 2014), the Board instituted inter partes review of claims 1–9 of U.S. Patent No. 7,769,605 (“all of the challenged claims).

In Medtronic, Inc. v. Robert Bosch Healthcare Systems, Inc., IPR2014-00691, Paper 17 (September 11, 2014), the Board instituted inter partes review of claims claims 1–29 of U.S. Patent No. 7,870,249 (“all of the challenged claims).

In Safeway, Inc. v. Kroy IP Holdings, LLC, IPR2014-00685, Paper 11 (September 11, 2014), the Board denied institution of inter partes reviews of claims 1 and 19–25 of U.S. Patent No. 7,054,830 (“all of the challenged claims”).

Dispositions

In PCT International, Inc. v. Amphenol Corporation, IPR2013-00229, Paper 30 (September 11, 2014), the Board found claims 1–13 and 16–18 of U.S. Patent No. 7,544,094 (all of the challenged claims) unpatentable.

Decision on Rehearing

In Schrader International, Inc. v. Wasica Gmbh, IPR2014-00476, Paper 14 (September 11, 2014), the Board denied petitioner’s request for rehearing of the refusal to institute inter partes review of claim 11, the Board having instituted inter partes review of claims 1-10 and 12-21 of U.S. Patent No. 5,602,524.

 

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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.