Semiconductor Components, doing business as ON Semiconductor, petitioned for inter partes review (IPR) of several claims of Power Integration’s U.S. Patent No. 6,212,079. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) instituted review and after a trial on...By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
                  
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                    On November 25, Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH), the world’s biggest luxury goods group and home to 75 high-end brands, announced that it will buy Tiffany & Co. for $16.2 billion. Tiffany, the American jeweler established in 1837 and known for its...By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
                  
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                    Federal Circuit clarifies that a post-filing change in RPI status can trigger the § 315(b) time-bar and that there are exceptions to issue preclusion in IPR appeals -  On June 13, 2019, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) vacated a...By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
                  
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