ITC Practice Panel Discussion Trying Your Case in the PTO: The New AIA Hearings and Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board Atlanta IP American Inn of Court Pupilage Group 7 May 15, 2013
International Super Spy Peter Gunnar Peter Gunnar
Gunnar’s Invention – Original Sketch in Lab Notebook
Gunnar’s Invention – Improved Safety for Critical Applications Protecting Dignitaries And Government Officials Worldwide U.S. Secret Service duty vehicle with Easy Ejector Seat from Espion
Commercial Success of the Easy Ejector Seat: Global Unit Sales
Gunnar’s Invention – Awarded Patent Protection
Wannabe Super Spy Brazen Golddigger Brazen Golddigger
SpyTech’s Allegedly Infringing Rejector 2005 System
Golddigger Stole Gunnar’s Girlfriend Gunnar’s Ex-Girlfriend
Golddigger’s New Favorite Client Kim Jong Un
The Rejector 2005 Is Similar to Gunnar’s Invention
Infringement Analysis: Claim 1 of ’007 Patent Claim 1 SpyTech’s Rejector An ejector seat for use in a passenger vehicle, the seat comprising: a removable portion of a vehicle floorboard; a removable portion of the vehicle side panel; at least one passenger seat mounted to the removable portion of the floorboard; a passenger restraint system; and at least one parachute.
Standard AIA Trial Timeline
Prior Art Incredible Hulk Rollercoaster
Prior Art ’917 Patent
SpyTech’s Petition for Inter Partes Review ’917 PatentHulk Rollercoaster
SpyTech’s Petition for Inter Partes Review ’917 PatentHulk Rollercoaster
‘007 Claim 1 SpyTech Contends the ’007 Patent Is Obvious ’917Hulk 1. An ejector seat for use in a passenger vehicle, the seat comprising: a removable portion of a vehicle floorboard; a removable portion of the vehicle side panel; at least one passenger seat mounted to the removable portion of the floorboard; a passenger restraint system; and at least one parachute.
Inter Partes Review Timeline December 22, 2012 – Spytech petitions for inter partes review of the ’007 patent December 29, 2012 – PTO issues a Notice of Filing Date Accorded Petition and Notice for Setting the Time Period for Filing Patent Owner Preliminary Response March 17, 2013 – Espion elects not to file a preliminary response April 15, 2013 – PTO issues Decision to Initiate Trial for Inter Partes Review May 15, 2013 – Teleconference
ITC Practice Panel Discussion Scheduling Issue - Extension of Time
ITC Practice Panel Discussion Scheduling Issue - Early Claim Construction
ITC Practice Panel Discussion Protective Order Issue - Prosecution Bar
ITC Practice Panel Discussion Discovery Dispute - Deposition of Dr. E. Ville
ITC Practice Panel Discussion Discovery Dispute - Espion’s Request for Additional Discovery to Depose B. Esser
Factors in Assessing Additional Discovery 1.More than a mere possibility and mere allegation 2.Litigation positions and underlying basis 3.Ability to generate equivalent information by other means 4.Easily understandable instructions 5.Requests not overly burdensome to answer
ITC Practice Panel Discussion Deposition Disputes
Prior Art ’917 Patent
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