Overview
(March 14, 2018, Chicago) — Steptoe has secured two additional wins for Panduit Corp. against Corning Optical Communications LLC in an inter partes review at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). On February 27, the PTAB found all claims, which related to two fiber optic equipment patents, invalid. The decision follows a February 2 decision in which the PTAB found that claims in two fiber optic patents asserted by a Corning unit in infringement litigation are unpatentable.
The Steptoe patent litigation team representing Panduit in these matters is led by partner Kelly Eberspecher, and includes partner Dan Stringfield, both based in Chicago, and associates Katherine Cappaert and David Hecht in the Washington and New York offices, respectively.
About Steptoe
In more than 100 years of practice, Steptoe has earned an international reputation for vigorous representation of clients before governmental agencies, successful advocacy in litigation and arbitration, and creative and practical advice in structuring business transactions. Steptoe has more than 500 lawyers and other professional staff across offices in Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Washington. For more information, visit www.steptoe.com.
