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In Toyota Motor Corporation v. American Vehicular Sciences LLC, IPR2013-00415, Pape 51, IPR2013-00416, Paper 35, IPR2013-00417, Paper 62 (August 7, 2014), the patent owner submitted a notice of withdrawal of motion to amend “without prejudice” to pursue the same claims in another application or proceeding.  The Board explained that the paper was more than merely a notice of withdrawal of its Motion to Amend, because it specified the desired effect or consequence of the withdrawal. The Board treated the Notice as a motion, which pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.20(b), cannot be filed without prior authorization from the Board, and ordered it expunged.

In Iron Dome LLC v. Chinook Licensing DE, LLC., IPR2014-00674, Paper 7 (August 7, 2014), the Board treated the patent owners request for an award of its attorney’s fees associated with the proceeding, as “sanctions pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.12″ as an unauthorized motion, and required the patent owner to file a new response.

These are timely reminders that the Board should be consulted before any filing (even one attempting with withdraw a prior filing).

 

 

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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.