ParkerVision Files U.S. Supreme Court Cert. Petition Challenging Federal Circuit's Practice of Summarily Affirming Patent Agency Appeals
ParkerVision (OTCQB:PRKR) has filed a Supreme Court petition challenging the Federal Circuit's practice of summarily affirming patent invalidations without detailed explanations. This follows the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB) June 2024 invalidation of key ParkerVision patent claims in its dispute with TCL and LG Electronics through inter partes review. The Federal Circuit responded with a one-word 'affirmed' ruling.
The petition argues this practice violates Section 144 of the Patent Act, which requires the court to issue detailed opinions. ParkerVision contends that lack of explanations for patent invalidations creates uncertainty in the patent system and hampers innovation. The company seeks to establish a precedent requiring detailed judicial opinions for patent invalidation cases.
ParkerVision (OTCQB:PRKR) ha presentato un ricorso alla Corte Suprema contro la prassi della Federal Circuit di confermare sommariamente le invalidazioni di brevetti senza spiegazioni dettagliate. Questo segue l'invalidazione nel giugno 2024 da parte dell'ufficio Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) di alcune rivendicazioni chiave dei brevetti di ParkerVision nella sua disputa con TCL e LG Electronics tramite revisione inter partes. La Federal Circuit ha risposto con una sentenza di 'conferma' in una sola parola.
Il ricorso sostiene che questa prassi viola la Sezione 144 della Legge sui Brevetti, che richiede al tribunale di emettere opinioni dettagliate. ParkerVision afferma che la mancanza di spiegazioni per le invalidazioni di brevetti crea incertezza nel sistema dei brevetti e frena l'innovazione. L'azienda cerca di stabilire un precedente che richieda opinioni giuridiche dettagliate per i casi di invalidazione dei brevetti.
ParkerVision (OTCQB:PRKR) ha presentado una solicitud ante la Corte Suprema desafiando la práctica del Circuito Federal de confirmar sumariamente las invalidaciones de patentes sin explicaciones detalladas. Esto sigue a la invalidación en junio de 2024 por parte de la Junta de Juicio y Apelación de Patentes (PTAB) de afirmaciones clave de patentes de ParkerVision en su disputa con TCL y LG Electronics a través de una revisión inter partes. El Circuito Federal respondió con un fallo de 'confirmado' en una sola palabra.
La solicitud argumenta que esta práctica viola la Sección 144 de la Ley de Patentes, que requiere que el tribunal emita opiniones detalladas. ParkerVision sostiene que la falta de explicaciones para las invalidaciones de patentes crea incertidumbre en el sistema de patentes y obstaculiza la innovación. La compañía busca establecer un precedente que requiera opiniones judiciales detalladas para los casos de invalidación de patentes.
ParkerVision (OTCQB:PRKR)은 연방법원 순환에서 세부 설명 없이 특허 무효를 요약하여 확인하는 관행에 이의를 제기하는 대법원 청원을 제출했습니다. 이는 TCL 및 LG 전자와의 분쟁에서 ParkerVision의 핵심 특허 청구를 2024년 6월에 무효화한 특허 심판 및 항소 위원회(PTAB)의 결과에 따른 것입니다. 연방법원 순환은 '확인됨'이라는 한 마디의 판결로 응답했습니다.
이번 청원은 이러한 관행이 법원이 세부적인 의견을 내리도록 요구하는 특허법 제144조를 위반한다고 주장합니다. ParkerVision은 특허 무효화에 대한 설명 부족이 특허 시스템에 불확실성을 초래하고 혁신을 저해한다고 주장합니다. 이 회사는 특허 무효화 사건에 대한 세부적인 법원의 의견을 요구하는 선례를 확립하고자 합니다.
ParkerVision (OTCQB:PRKR) a déposé une requête auprès de la Cour Suprême contestation de la pratique du Circuit Fédéral qui consiste à confirmer sommairement les invalidations de brevets sans explications détaillées. Cela fait suite à l'invalidation par le Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) en juin 2024 des revendications clés des brevets de ParkerVision dans son litige avec TCL et LG Electronics par le biais d'une révision inter partes. Le Circuit Fédéral a répondu par un jugement de 'confirmé' en un seul mot.
La requête soutient que cette pratique viole la Section 144 de la Loi sur les Brevets, qui exige que le tribunal rende des avis détaillés. ParkerVision avance que l'absence d'explications pour les invalidations de brevets crée une incertitude dans le système de brevets et freine l'innovation. L'entreprise cherche à établir un précédent exigeant des opinions judiciaires détaillées pour les cas d'invalidation de brevets.
ParkerVision (OTCQB:PRKR) hat einen Antrag beim Obersten Gerichtshof eingereicht, der die Praxis des Federal Circuit infrage stellt, Patentnichtigkeiten ohne detaillierte Erklärungen zusammenfassend zu bestätigen. Dies folgt auf die Nichtigkeitsentscheidung des Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) im Juni 2024, die Schlüsselansprüche von ParkerVision in dessen Streit mit TCL und LG Electronics über eine inter partes Überprüfung für ungültig erklärt hat. Der Federal Circuit reagierte mit einem einstimmigen Urteil von 'bestätigt'.
Der Antrag argumentiert, dass diese Praxis gegen § 144 des Patentgesetzes verstößt, das vom Gericht die Abgabe detaillierter Urteile verlangt. ParkerVision ist der Ansicht, dass das Fehlen von Erklärungen für Patentnichtigkeiten Unsicherheit im Patentsystem schafft und Innovation hemmt. Das Unternehmen strebt an, einen Präzedenzfall zu schaffen, der detaillierte gerichtliche Urteile für Patentnichtigkeitsfälle verlangt.
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- Key patent claims invalidated by PTAB in June 2024
- Federal Circuit affirmed patent invalidation
- Legal setback in patent dispute with TCL and LG Electronics
With Inventors' Rights on the Line, ParkerVision's Petition Seeks Adequate Process for Patent Holders Across the
The case stems from ParkerVision's patent dispute with TCL Industries Holdings Co., Ltd. ("TCL") and LG Electronics Inc. ("LGE") where, in June 2024, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) invalidated key claims in the company's already issued patents through a controversial process known as inter partes review. On ParkerVision's appeal, the Federal Circuit issued a one-word "affirmed" ruling, without any explanation—which ParkerVision contends fails to comply with the Patent Act's express mandate requiring judicial "opinions."
Under Section 144 of the Patent Act, when reviewing appeals from the PTAB, the Federal Circuit is required to issue an "opinion," a legal term meaning a statement of the reasons for the decision, not merely a "judgment," which is the bottom-line decision itself. ParkerVision's petition underscores the importance of this legal standard, emphasizing that without an opinion, patent holders are left without an understanding of why their vested property rights have been invalidated, creating uncertainty that destabilizes the patent system and stifles innovation.
"For inventors like us, patents are not just legal assets; they represent countless hours of research and development. When those rights are stripped away without explanation, it's a blow to innovation and to the future of technology," said Jeffrey Parker, CEO of ParkerVision. "The lack of a written opinion leaves us and other patent holders in the dark about why our patents were invalidated, undermining the very purpose of the patent system."
Amit Vora, counsel for ParkerVision and an appellate litigator at the law firm of Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, emphasized the foundational principles at stake. "We are asking the Federal Circuit to follow the statute's plain language. It means what it says. And more fundamentally, our petition links elemental legal interests: property rights and dignity. Inventors are routinely being deprived of their vested property rights through inter partes review; yet no court even affords them the dignity of an explanation."
A copy of the petition may be found online here and Messrs. Vora and Parker are available to discuss the petition's implications for inventors and the innovation landscape.
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About ParkerVision
ParkerVision, Inc. (OTCQB:PRKR) invents, develops, and licenses advanced, proprietary radio-frequency (RF) technologies that empower wireless solution providers to create and market state-of-the-art wireless communication products. ParkerVision is actively involved in multiple patent enforcement actions in the
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