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Synopsys, Inc. v. Lee

  1. February 10, 2016

    AIA Reviews Don't Need To Eye Whole Patents, Fed. Circ. Says

    The Federal Circuit on Wednesday gave its blessing to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's policy of conducting partial reviews of patents challenged in America Invents Act inter partes review petitions, rejecting Synopsys Inc.'s argument that the board must review all of the challenged claims.

  2. November 03, 2015

    Partial AIA Reviews Increase Suits, Synopsys Tells Fed. Circ.

    Electronics company Synopsys told a Federal Circuit panel Tuesday that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's policy of conducting partial America Invents Act reviews undermines the law's aim to cut down on litigation, saying leaving some patent claims undecided risks even more proceedings in the future.

  3. May 21, 2015

    USPTO Tells Fed. Circ. It Can't Be Sued Over AIA Decisions

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has told the Federal Circuit that a district court correctly dismissed a suit against it by Synopsys Inc. challenging the office's policy that it can institute America Invents Act patent reviews on only some challenged claims, saying the AIA bars such suits.

  4. March 10, 2015

    Synopsys Tells Fed. Circ. To Revive AIA Review Challenge

    Synopsys Inc. told the Federal Circuit that a Virginia federal judge wrongly abdicated jurisdiction in its case alleging the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office violated federal law when it ruled on only some inter partes review claims in its patent dispute with Mentor Graphics Corp, according to a brief unsealed Tuesday.