December 17, 2014

Institution Decisions (2)

In Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Gilead Sciences, Inc., IPR2014-00886, Paper 15 (December 17, 2014), the Board declined to institute inter partes review of  claims 1–7, 9–14, and 16–18 of U.S. Patent No. 5,935,946.

In Renesas Electronics Corporation v. ZOND, INC., IPR2014-01066, Paper 17 (December 17, 2014), the Board instituted inter partes review of  claims 18–34 of U.S. Patent No. 6,806,652.

Dispositions (2)

In Groupon, Inc. v. Blue Calypso, LLC, CBM2013-0033, Paper 51 (December 17, 2014), the Board issued a Final Written Decision holding that claims 1-5 of U.S. Patent No. 8,457,670 were unpatentable..

In Groupon, Inc. v. Blue Calypso, LLC, CBM2013-0034, Paper 51 (December 17, 2014), the Board issued a Final Written Decision holding that claims 7-16 and 23-27 were unpatentable, but that claims 1-6 and 17-22 were not.

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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.