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by Zachary Silbersher

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Google’s policy statement on patent reform reiterates its desire that patents should be worthless.

On April 28, Google published a policy statement on the need for specific patent reforms. The statement was published by Google’s General Counsel, Halimah DeLaine Prado, and titled, Reforming the patent system to support American innovation. The statement is a notable read given that it issued from one of the largest Big Tech companies. The statement identifies four concrete areas where patent reform is purportedly required. Behind its prescriptions lingers its agenda—namely, that patents should have no value at all.

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The Federal Circuit cannot say who constitutes a real-party-in-interest in an IPR.

In a precedential decision that issued on May 19, ESIP Series 2, LLC v. Puzhen Life USA, LLC, the Federal Circuit confirmed that the Supreme Court’s recent Click-to-Call decision precludes judicial review of decisions by the PTAB concerning real-parties-in-interest.  recent Click-to-Call decision precludes judicial review of decisions by the PTAB concerning real-parties-in-interest.

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Is the PTAB’s Apple v. Fintiv decision a fair one for IPR petitioners?

The PTAB’s decision in Apple, Inc. v. Fintiv, Inc., Case No. IPR2020-00019 (Paper No. 11) has been designated precedential as of May 5, 2020. The decision outlines the factors that the PTAB will consider when determining whether petitions should be denied under § 314(a) based upon a parallel district court litigation in which the same invalidity arguments have been raised. The case implicates the balance between patent owners and patent challengers, and who carries the heavier load.

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Thryv v. Click-To-Call: Barring judicial review does not make IPRs more efficient.

The United States Supreme Court has issued its ruling in Thryv, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, LP. The case is either surprising or unsurprising given your palette for the changing nature of patent rights. But one thing is certain—the stripping of appellate review for institution decisions deprives litigants of valuable jurisprudence that would otherwise make the IPR process more predictable and more efficient.

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