Patent Planet: PTAB - One-Year Bar, 35 U.S.C. § 315(b), and Estoppel, 35 U.S.C. § 325(e)(1)

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

PTAB - One-Year Bar, 35 U.S.C. § 315(b), and Estoppel, 35 U.S.C. § 325(e)(1)

Today, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) notified it has designated two decisions precedential:

LG Electronics, Inc. v. Mondis Tech Ltd., IPR2015-00937, Paper 8 (PTAB Sept. 17, 2015), which interprets "served with a complaint" for triggering the one-year bar under 35 U.S.C. § 315(b).

Westlake Services, LLC v. Credit Acceptance Corp., CBM2014-00176, Paper 28 (PTAB May 14, 2015), which interprets estoppel under 35 U.S.C. § 325(e)(1).

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