WHIPgroup has succeeded in using the Pre-Appeal Brief Review program to overcome a final rejection of claims directed to an electrical machine. The novel configuration of the machine minimizes losses when altering current direction in the stator or rotor windings. During prosecution, the examiner issued a Final Office Action which repeated obviousness rejections from a prior Office Action. WHIPgroup attorneys accordingly filed a Pre-Appeal Brief Request for Review and argued that the cited art failed to teach various features of the invention. Showing that the rejections were based on legal and factual deficiencies, WHIPgroup convinced the panel of examiners to withdraw the final rejection and reopen prosecution without need for an Appeal Brief or RCE.
WHIPGroup previously filed a Motion to Dismiss a patent infringement suit filed against its client TomTom in the Western District of Texas. Rather than opposing WHIPGroup’s motion to dismiss, Plaintiff MDSP Technologies LLC voluntarily dismissed [Read More…]
WHIPgroup succeeded in having anticipation and indefiniteness rejections overturned by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The claimed invention relates to a sequencing station that manages both sequencing and restacking tasks. The Examiner had [Read More…]
WHIPGroup filed a Motion to Dismiss for improper venue in the Western District of Texas on behalf of its client TomTom North America, Inc. Plaintiff MDSP Technologies LLC alleges that TomTom North America, Inc. infringes [Read More…]