September 04, 2025
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has found that Ford, General Motors and Nissan did not prove that claims in a Neo Wireless patent at issue in a multidistrict litigation are invalid, in a case where the former patent office director undid the board's refusal to institute review.
July 08, 2024
The Federal Circuit issued its first en banc patent decision since 2018, a circuit judge's suspension was solidified and courts shed further light on foreign damages and skinny labels. Here's a look back at these rulings and other top patent decisions from the first half of 2024.
March 29, 2024
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal has set new boundaries on interpreting the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's discretionary denial precedent for follow-on petitions, making clear that defendants can work together in multidistrict litigation without giving up the right to file separate patent challenges.
February 21, 2024
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal has agreed to unseal what she called an "inappropriate" communication that was sent to her about challenges to wireless communications patents owned by Neo Wireless, but said "I have not, and will not, review or consider" what it says.
February 09, 2024
A wireless communication patent owner has said U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal should back the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's rejection of challenges from Ford and Honda.
December 21, 2023
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal agreed Thursday to review Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions rejecting patent challenges by Ford and Honda due to earlier petitions filed by their competitor Volkswagen, an outcome the carmakers said flouted precedent.