In the Law360 article “Biggest Patent Rulings of 2024 Midyear Report,” Knobbe Martens litigation practice chair Sheila Swaroop discussed a decision that will affect businesses and IP practitioners appearing before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
Swaroop spoke to the impact of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director’s decision on whether defendants involved in court-ordered consolidated litigation can file separate patent challenges with the PTAB. The Director’s decision in the IPR proceedings brought against Neo Wireless LLC “provides some guidance to patent challengers as to whether court-ordered consolidation will impact their ability to seek relief at the PTAB,” Swaroop said.
At the time of the decision earlier this year, Swaroop offered additional insight into the repercussions of the ruling, including how it defines “what the contours are to establish [a] significant relationship” between petitioners that could support a discretionary denial of an IPR petition.
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