District Court Issues Sanctions for Patent Owner’s Shapeshifting Arguments at the PTAB
By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20
Although infrequently awarded, district courts are empowered to issue sanctions for behavior at the PTAB that they deem “exceptional” under Octane Fitness. In Game and Technology Co., Ltd. v. Wargaming Group Limited, district court defendant and successful PTAB petitioner Wargaming Group moved for an exceptional case finding based on the Patent Owner GAT’s conduct in trying to dodge Wargaming’s Petition via the 35 U.S.C. § 315(b) bar....
By: Jones Day