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WHIPgroup Wins Another Appeal at Patent Trial and Appeal Board

August, 11th, 2016

After an oral argument before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, WHIPgroup attorneys secured a written opinion reversing anticipation and obviousness rejections by the Patent Office. The patent application, for WHIPgroup client Netzsch, concerns a [Read More…]

WHIPgroup Successfully Appeals Rejection of Patent Application Directed to a Method and Device for Documenting Medical Data

April, 25th, 2016

WHIPgroup secured a favorable decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, reversing all rejections of an application directed to a method and device for documenting medical data. Without an oral hearing, WHIPgroup persuaded the [Read More…]

PTAB Institutes IPR Against Novadaq Patent

March, 10th, 2016

On March 10, 2016, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) instituted an inter partes review (IPR) of all claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,420,151 (“the ‘151 patent”), which is directed to short wavelength visible [Read More…]

Whitmyer IP Group Obtains Another Reversal On Appeal To The PTAB

November, 17th, 2015

Whitmyer IP Group’s attorneys secured a decision from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) reversing all prior art rejections in U.S. Patent Application No. 12/500,421. The claims relate to an industrial robot having at [Read More…]

WHIPgroup Obtains Rapid USPTO Allowance of Computer-based Claims Following RCE

October, 21st, 2015

After an unsuccessful appeal on a patent prosecution case inherited from another firm, Whitmyer IP Group filed a Request for Continued Examination (RCE), presenting a new set of claims based on careful analysis of the [Read More…]

Whitmyer IP Group Files IPR Petition To Invalidate Novadaq Patent

September, 8th, 2015

On September 1, 2015 Whitmyer IP Group filed a petition with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on behalf of its client for Inter Partes Review (IPR) of U.S. Patent No. 7,420,151 (“the [Read More…]

Whitmyer IP Group Obtains Reversal Of All Patent Claim Rejections At PTAB

August, 28th, 2015

On August 28, 2015, Whitmyer IP Group’s attorneys secured a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) reversing all the Examiner’s rejections of the eighteen (18) claims pending in U.S. Patent Application No. [Read More…]

Whitmyer IP Group Profiled in Law360

August, 6th, 2015

In an article published today in Law360.com, Matthew Bultman chronicles the origin, opening and early success of Whitmyer IP Group. The article is available HERE.

CBM Jurisdiction Review Published

May, 7th, 2015

WHIPgroup attorneys Michael A. Lavine, Stephen F.W. Ball, Jr. and Robert D. Keeler have published a review of the US Patent Office’s evolving jurisdictional standards in so-called Covered Business Method (CBM) post-grant patent reviews. The [Read More…]

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