In Shire Development LLC, LCS Group, LLC, IPR2014-00739, Paper 14 (December 23, 2014), the Board authorized\u00a0petitioner to file a motion for sanctions after the\u00a0inventor Dr. Louis Sanfilippo, send an email in violation of the Board’s December 9, 2014, Order prohibiting him from\u00a0contacting Shire, Shire\u2019s employees, the expert retained by Shire for this proceeding (Dr. Timothy Brewerton), and counsel for Petitioner, except through counsel for Patent Owner or in the presence of counsel for Patent Owner.\u00a0 The Board agreed with Petitioner and clarified its earlier order:<\/p>\n
Dr. Sanfilippo is prohibited from contacting Petitioner, Petitioner\u2019s employees, Petitioner\u2019s expert, Petitioner\u2019s counsel, or anyone associated with Petitioner, in relation to this proceeding. Further, any communication from Patent Owner to Petitioner or Petitioner\u2019s representatives regarding this proceeding must be signed by Patent Owner\u2019s counsel of record. Moreover, Dr. Sanfilippo cannot sign any paper to be filed with the Board in this proceeding, but all papers must be signed by Patent Owner\u2019s counsel of record. We remind counsel that they are subject to the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct set forth in 37 C.F.R. \u00a7\u00a7 11.101 et. seq<\/em>. and disciplinary jurisdiction under 37 C.F.R. \u00a7 11.19(a).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
While his conduct is no doubt disruptive, since Dr. Sanfilippo is not a party to the proceeding (the reason he was not allowed to proceed pro se), one wonders what authority the Board has over his actions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In Shire Development LLC, LCS Group, LLC, IPR2014-00739, Paper 14 (December 23, 2014), the Board authorized\u00a0petitioner to file a motion for sanctions after the\u00a0inventor Dr. Louis Sanfilippo, send an email in violation of the Board’s December 9, 2014, Order prohibiting … Continue reading