Cyrus Morton

March 19, 2014 | Inside Counsel

The scary initial conclusion is that if the Board can find the limitations of your claim anywhere in the prior art, they will put it all together and invalidate the claim.

By Cyrus Morton, David Prange

4 minute read

March 05, 2014 | Inside Counsel

For years this rush to the Right Side of Texas was driven by the popular belief that juries from Marshall to Beaumont simply hand out huge awards to everyone who comes calling with a patent.

By Cyrus Morton, Angela Muñoz-Kaphing

3 minute read

February 19, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Patience, they say, is a virtue. It may be in everyones best interest to take a deep breath, and let this all play out for a while.

By Cyrus Morton

10 minute read

February 05, 2014 | Inside Counsel

The primary path to an efficient resolution for an accused infringer is clear: File for inter partes review, stay the litigation, win the IPR canceling all claims, and its over. But it's easier said than done.

By Cyrus Morton

9 minute read

January 22, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Litigation defendants are clearly deciding that an IPR still offers the best chance to invalidate a patent. When the final decisions start piling up in the coming weeks and months, we will find out if they are right.

By Cyrus Morton

7 minute read