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ITC Practice Panel Discussion

ITC Practice Panel Discussion. Trying Your Case in the PTO: The New AIA Hearings and Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Atlanta IP American Inn of Court Pupilage Group 7 May 15, 2013. International Super Spy Peter Gunnar. Peter Gunnar.

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ITC Practice Panel Discussion

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  1. ITC Practice Panel Discussion Trying Your Case in the PTO: The New AIA Hearings and Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board Atlanta IP American Inn of Court Pupilage Group 7 May 15, 2013

  2. International Super Spy Peter Gunnar Peter Gunnar

  3. Gunnar’s Invention – Original Sketch in Lab Notebook

  4. Gunnar’s Invention – Improved Safety for Critical Applications Protecting Dignitaries And Government Officials Worldwide U.S. Secret Service duty vehicle with Easy Ejector Seat from Espion

  5. Commercial Success of the Easy Ejector Seat: Global Unit Sales 2009 2011 2008 2010 2012

  6. Gunnar’s Invention – Awarded Patent Protection

  7. Wannabe Super Spy Brazen Golddigger Brazen Golddigger

  8. SpyTech’s Allegedly Infringing Rejector 2005 System

  9. Golddigger Stole Gunnar’s Girlfriend Gunnar’s Ex-Girlfriend

  10. Golddigger’s New Favorite Client Kim Jong Un

  11. The Rejector 2005 Is Similar to Gunnar’s Invention

  12. Infringement Analysis: Claim 1 of ’007 Patent Claim 1 SpyTech’s Rejector 2005 1. An ejector seat for use in a passenger vehicle, the seat comprising: a removable portion of a vehicle floorboard; a removable portion of the vehicle side panel; at least one passenger seat mounted to the removable portion of the floorboard; a passenger restraint system; and at least one parachute.

  13. Standard AIA Trial Timeline

  14. Prior Art Incredible Hulk Rollercoaster

  15. Prior Art ’917 Patent

  16. SpyTech’s Petition for Inter Partes Review Hulk Rollercoaster ’917 Patent

  17. SpyTech’s Petition for Inter Partes Review Hulk Rollercoaster ’917 Patent

  18. SpyTech Contends the ’007 Patent Is Obvious Hulk ’917 ‘007 Claim 1 1. An ejector seat for use in a passenger vehicle, the seat comprising: a removable portion of a vehicle floorboard; a removable portion of the vehicle side panel; at least one passenger seat mounted to the removable portion of the floorboard; a passenger restraint system; and at least one parachute.

  19. Inter Partes Review Timeline • December 22, 2012 – Spytech petitions for inter partes review of the ’007 patent • December 29, 2012 – PTO issues a Notice of Filing Date Accorded Petition and Notice for Setting the Time Period for Filing Patent Owner Preliminary Response • March 17, 2013 – Espion elects not to file a preliminary response • April 15, 2013 – PTO issues Decision to Initiate Trial for Inter Partes Review • May 15, 2013 – Teleconference

  20. ITC Practice Panel Discussion Scheduling Issue - Extension of Time

  21. ITC Practice Panel Discussion Scheduling Issue - Early Claim Construction

  22. ITC Practice Panel Discussion Protective Order Issue - Prosecution Bar

  23. ITC Practice Panel Discussion Discovery Dispute - Deposition of Dr. E. Ville

  24. ITC Practice Panel Discussion Discovery Dispute - Espion’s Request for Additional Discovery to Depose B. Esser

  25. Factors in Assessing Additional Discovery • More than a mere possibility and mere allegation • Litigation positions and underlying basis • Ability to generate equivalent information by other means • Easily understandable instructions • Requests not overly burdensome to answer

  26. ITC Practice Panel Discussion Deposition Disputes

  27. aa - Lee

  28. Prior Art ’917 Patent

  29. ITC Practice Panel Discussion Thank You!

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