April 18, 2014
A Virginia federal judge on Friday nixed an attempt by a company that makes software for auto dealerships to overturn a decision by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office not to conduct an inter partes review of several disputed patents, finding that Congress intended to keep appeals of such decisions out of district court.
December 20, 2013
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office asked a Virginia federal court Friday to throw out a suit accusing it of exceeding its authority by denying a software company's petitions for inter partes review, calling the company's argument "absurd."
November 05, 2013
A company that had its petitions for inter partes review denied by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has sued the agency, alleging that the denials exceeded its authority because the America Invents Act is designed to ensure that most petitions are granted.