By:  Gene M. Garner II, Partner Volvo Penta of the Americas, LLC (“Volvo Penta”) appealed from a final written decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“the Board”) holding all claims 1-18 of U.S. Patent No. 9,630,692 (“the ‘692 patent”) unpatentable as […]

By:  Gene M. Garner II, Partner Apple Inc. (“Apple”) appealed two final written decisions of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“the Board”).  In two petitions to the Board for inter partes review, Apple had challenged the validity of various patent claims of […]

By:  Gene M. Garner II, Partner The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced: Microsoft Teams rather than Webex is now available for virtual interactions, including Examiner interviews; a new Patent Public Search webpage and a new Patent Public Search tool are available. The new Patent Public Search […]

By:  Gene M. Garner II, Partner The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Performance and Accountability Report (PAR), which is a comprehensive report on the state of the USPTO, is available online.  According to a blog in the USPTO Director’s Forum by Jay Hoffman, USPTO […]

By:  Gene M. Garner II, Partner TRAVEL SENTRY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee v. DAVID A. TROPP, Defendant-Appellant; DAVID A. TROPP, Plaintiff-Appellant v. CONAIR CORPORATION, HP MARKETING CORP., LTD., MAGELLAN’S INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL CORPORATION, TITAN LUGGAGE USA, TRG ACCESSORIES, LLC, Defendants BRIGGS & RILEY TRAVELWARE LLC, DELSEY LUGGAGE INC., L.C. INDUSTRIES, LLC, OUTPAC DESIGNS […]