The Software IP Report
PTAB Denies a Petition for Inter Partes Review for Petitioners Failing to Identify All Real Parties-in-Interest
By Charles Bieneman
Categories: The Software IP Report, USPTO Post-Issue Proceedings
In Paramount Home Entertainment Inc. v. Nissim Corporation, IPR2014-00961, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) denied a Petition to institute inter partes review of claims 1-5 of U.S. Patent No. 6,304,715 (“the ‘715 patent”), ruling that the Petition failed to identify all real parties-in-interest as required by 35 U.S.C. § 312(a)(2). The December 29, 2014 decision highlights a sometimes-overlooked attack for patent owners against petitions seeking to institute PTAB review.
George Schooff analyzes the decision on the Bejin Bieneman PLC blog.