Texas Courts Are Losing Their Sway On Discretionary Denials

By Dani Kass (January 25, 2022, 8:49 PM EST) -- In the last few months of 2021, no patent owners were able to escape Patent Trial and Appeal Board reviews because related litigation was moving quickly in the Eastern or Western District of Texas, according to data presented at an IPWatchdog conference Tuesday.

While the Texas courts have built up a reputation for getting to trial quickly, that has not been able to help patent owners persuade the PTAB to issue discretionary denials of reviews of their patents, according to Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC partner Todd Walters. The data was pulled from Docket Navigator for a Tuesday panel at the...

Stay ahead of the curve

In the legal profession, information is the key to success. You have to know what’s happening with clients, competitors, practice areas, and industries. Law360 provides the intelligence you need to remain an expert and beat the competition.

Access to case data within articles (numbers, filings, courts, nature of suit, and more.)
Access to attached documents such as briefs, petitions, complaints, decisions, motions, etc.
Create custom alerts for specific article and case topics and so much more!

TRY LAW360 FREE FOR SEVEN DAYS

Read the full article

Already a subscriber? Click here to login