Estoppel Does Not Apply to Uninstituted Grounds in an IPR

In Shaw Industries Group, Inc. v. Automated Creel Systems, Inc., [2015-1116, -1119] (March 23, 2016), the Federal Circuit affirmed in part, vacated-in-part, and remanded the USPTO’s final written decision regarding claims 1-21 of U.S. Patent No. 7,806,360 relating to  “creels” … Continue reading Estoppel Does Not Apply to Uninstituted Grounds in an IPR