October 14, 2014

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Institution Decisions

In Butamax(TM) Advanced Biofuels LLC v. GEVO, Inc., IPR2014-00581, Paper 8 (October 14. 2014), the Board denied inter partes review of claims 5 and 10 of U.S. Patent No. 8,273,565, and further denied joinder with a prior proceeding.

Dispositions

In Microsoft Corporation v. Surfcast, Inc., IPR2013-00292, IPR2013-00293, IPR2013-00294, and IPR2013-00295, Paper 33 (October 14, 2014), the Board issue a final written decision finding that claims 1–52 (all of the challenged claims) of U.S. Patent No. 6,724,403 were unpatentable.

 

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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.