Trust, But Verify

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In Ikaria, Inc. v. GENO LLC, IPR2013-00253, Paper 20, (April 1, 2014) in lieu of granting petioner additional discovery based upon allegations that the patent owner had not undertaken a reasonable search for information inconsistent with a positon advanced by it, the Board ordered patent owner’s counsel to file a signed certification that:

Upon reasonable search and inquiry, any relevant, nonprivileged information that is inconsistent with a position advanced by Patent Owner during this proceeding, has been produced or does not exist.

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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.