Tag: discretionary denial
A Solution to the OpenSky Problem
I have written several times about the $2.2 billion verdict in the VLSI v. Intel case. The case is extraordinary not just because of the size of the verdict, but because Intel was blocked from c...
Fintiv Analysis Proves That Fintiv Is Being Used To Leave Likely Invalid Patents In Force
A recently released study from Unified Patents has put numbers to the sense many patent attorneys already had—the Patent Trial and Appeal Board is spending a lot of time on Fintiv discretionary deni...
Is litigation finance turning justice into the newest financial asset?
The U.S. Supreme Court famously has the words “equal justice under the law” emblazoned above its front door. While the application of this phrase is subject to debate in the courtrooms, committee...
Fintiv Denials Playing a Role in Huawei Assertion Campaign
Whenever we discuss the U.S. patent system, it’s critical to recall that while these patents are U.S. patents, anyone in the world can obtain one. And they do. In fact, in FY2020, of the...