Details, Details

In LG Electronics, Inc., v. NFC Technology LLC, IPR2014-00959 , Paper 3 (Julu 3. 2014), the Board granted the Petition a filing date, but pointed out that the font was incorrect and Petition failed to certifiy that the patent was subject to inter partes review.  Petitioner was given five business days to make correction.  The Board called the Petitioner’s attention to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(a)(2)(ii)(A):

(ii) Either a proportional or monospaced font may be used:

   (A) The proportional font must be 14-point or larger, and
   (B) The monospaced font must not contain more than four characters per centimeter (ten characters per inch);

see also Frequently Asked Questions, G12:

G12

In Ericsson Inc. v. Intellectual Ventures I LLC,  IPR2014-00958, Paper 4 (July 3, 2014), the Board granted a filing date, but gave the petitioner five business days to sequentially number the pages of its exhbits (37 C.F.R. § 42.63(d)(2)(i)) and eliminate the arguments from its claim charts.

In NHK Seating of America, Inc. v. Lear Corporation, IPR2014-00957, Paper 4 (July 2, 2014), the Board granted a filing date to the petition, but gave the petitioner five business days to elimnate the arguments from its claim charts.

In Skechers USA, Inc. v. Aura Technologies, LLC, IPR2014-00955, Paper 3 (July 2, 2014), the Board granted a filing date to the petition, but gave the petitioner five business days to elimnate the arguments from its claim charts.

Watch those details, the Board is!

 

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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.