Return Mail, Inc. v. United States Postal Service et al.
A federal agency is not a “person” eligible to petition for AIA post-issuance review.
A federal agency is not a “person” eligible to petition for AIA post-issuance review.
The patentee has a right to defend its patent against cancellation by the USPTO even after expiration — and up to the six-year timeline for back-damages. Means-plus-function language can be interpreted as being directed to software if an algorithm is described in the specification and hardware is not fully described.