The Kiss of Death — Trial Terminated Because the Claims Can’t be Construed

In Research in Motion Corporation v. MobileMedia Ideas LLC, IPR2013-00117, Paper 65 (March 7, 2013), the Board terminated the Trial after determining that it could not construe the means-plus-function limitations in the claims.  The Board noted that the disclosure of a general purpose computer was insufficient to support computer-based means-plus-function elements without disclosure of the algorithm. The Board found that it could not evaluate the claims, if it could not construe them, and therefore terminated the trial.  While the Board cannot invalidate claims under Section 112 in an inter partes review, it has nonetheless, marked these claims for invalidation

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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.