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Philips North America LLC

IPR2020-00909 (P.T.A.B. Oct. 30, 2020)
Philips North America LLC

8 Cited authorities

  1. Vectra Fitness, Inc. v. TNWK Corp.

    162 F.3d 1379 (Fed. Cir. 1998)   Cited 46 times   5 Legal Analyses
    In Vectra Fitness, although the PTO added a terminal disclaimer to the prosecution history, it failed to enter the terminal disclaimer on the cover page or contents page of the prosecution history, and failed to publish the terminal disclaimer in the Offi- cial Gazette as contemplated by PTO regulations.

  2. Section 315 - Relation to other proceedings or actions

    35 U.S.C. § 315   Cited 550 times   890 Legal Analyses
    Permitting the Director to consolidate separate IPRs challenging the same patent

  3. Section 314 - Institution of inter partes review

    35 U.S.C. § 314   Cited 377 times   632 Legal Analyses
    Directing our attention to the Director's decision whether to institute inter partes review "under this chapter" rather than "under this section"

  4. Section 253 - Disclaimer

    35 U.S.C. § 253   Cited 180 times   38 Legal Analyses
    Granting patentee authority to disclaim issued or pending claims

  5. Section 42.107 - Preliminary response to petition

    37 C.F.R. § 42.107   Cited 95 times   56 Legal Analyses
    Requiring initiation of IPR within six months of filing and a decision within twelve months thereafter

  6. Section 1.321 - Statutory disclaimers, including terminal disclaimers

    37 C.F.R. § 1.321   Cited 75 times   34 Legal Analyses
    Incorporating the language of § 253

  7. Section 42.4 - Notice of trial

    37 C.F.R. § 42.4   Cited 54 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Stating that "[t]he Board institutes the trial on behalf of the Director"

  8. Section 42.122 - Multiple proceedings and Joinder

    37 C.F.R. § 42.122   Cited 5 times   22 Legal Analyses

    (a)Multiple proceedings. Where another matter involving the patent is before the Office, the Board may during the pendency of the inter partes review enter any appropriate order regarding the additional matter including providing for the stay, transfer, consolidation, or termination of any such matter. (b)Request for joinder. Joinder may be requested by a patent owner or petitioner. Any request for joinder must be filed, as a motion under § 42.22 , no later than one month after the institution date