USPTO Director Vidal did not sanction Patent Quality Assurance and now VLSI’s civil fraud suit seeks $3.2 million in legal fees. But is there any chance of success?
After VLSI Technology filed a complaint against Patent Quality Assurance and its representative, Joseph Uradnik, in the Circuit Court of the City of Alexandria in late January this year, Uradnik recently argued the case should be tried in federal district court instead.
Mr. Bahr is a Partner at Maier & Maier PLLC, where he specializes in all areas of patent practice. His expertise includes post-issuance proceedings at the United States Patent Office (USPTO), advising attorneys and our clients on complex patent prosecution matters, patent litigation strategy, and USPTO patent policy, practice and procedure. Mr. Bahr is an authority on patent laws, rules,…
Precedential Decisions - Penumbra, Inc. v. RapidPulse, Inc., IPR2021-01466, Paper 34 (March 10, 2023) (designated: November 15, 2023) (regarding prior art status under.
A published U.S. patent application that never issued as a patent can be used as the basis for an IPR challenge because it’s printed and it’s a publication, right? Not so fast.