December 1, 2014

New Filings

Tissue Transplant Technology Ltd. filed IPR2015-00320 challenging U.S. Patent No. 8,709,494, assigned to Surgical Biologics, LLC.

FramedHere, LLC filed IPR2015-00333 challenging U.S. Patent No. 8,533,992, assigned to Just Greens, LLC

Institution Decisions

In McClinton Energy Group LLC v. Magnum Oil Tools International, Ltd., IPR2014-00993, Paper 14 (December 1, 2014), the Board instituted inter partes review of claims 1–38 of U.S. Patent No. 8,459,346.

In Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited v. Novaritis, IPR-00784, Paper 11 (December 1, 2014), the Board instituted inter partes review of  claims 1–32 of U.S. Patent No. 8,324,283.

In BlackBerry Corporation v. Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, IPR2014-01496, Paper 11, IPR 2014-01470, IPR 2014-01483, IPR 2014-01488, IPR 2014-01492, IPR 2014-01495 (December 2, 2014), the Board granted the parties joint motion to terminate.

In Commerce Bancshares, Inc. v. Intellectual Ventures II LLC, IPR2014-00793, Paper 7 (December 2, 2014), the Board declined ot institute inter partes review of claims 1–10 and 12–33 (the “challenged claims”) of U.S. Patent No. 6,715,084.

In Brainlab AG v. Sarif Biomedical LLC, IPR2013-00753, Paper 14 (December 1, 2014), the Board terminated the inter partes review on the joint motion of the parties.

 

 

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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.