Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2020 Decisions: Acoustic Technology, Inc. v. Itron Networked Solutions, Inc., 949 F.3d 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2020)
By EsqSocial Corporation 05/02/21
Acoustic sued Itron for infringement of its patent, and the two parties settled, with Itron taking a license to the patent. Acoustic later sued Silver Spring for infringement. Silver Spring petitioned for inter partes review (IPR) of the patent, while also discussing a potential merger with Itron. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board subsequently instituted review, and Silver Spring and Itron completed their merger. The Board ruled against Acoustic....
By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.