Overview
Law360 covered Steptoe’s win for Panduit Corp. in an article titled “PTAB Nixes Claims in Corning-Licensed Fiber Optic Patents.” On February 2, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) found that claims in two fiber optic patents asserted by a Corning unit in infringement litigation are unpatentable, handing a win to Panduit in an America Invents Act inter partes review.
In a final written decision, the PTAB said that Panduit had adequately demonstrated that a number of claims in two patents belonging to CCS Technology Inc. are invalid as both anticipated and obvious, in light of prior art. Corning Optical Communications LLC is the exclusive licensee of the two patents, according to the underlying suit.
Steptoe partners Kelly Eberspecher and Daniel Stringfield and associates Katherine Cappaert and David Hecht represented Panduit.
The full article can be read at Law360 (subscription required).
