TRW Automotive US LLC v. Magna Elecs., Inc.
Addressing the petitioner's request for rehearing of a
denial for review, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's
Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB, the Board) denied the
petitioner's request for rehearing of the earlier denials of
institution in three inter partes review (IPR) proceedings
of the same challenged patent, concluding the petitioner, in its
original petitions, failed to plead the specific invalidity grounds
raised in its rehearing request. TRW Automotive US LLC v.
Magna Elecs., Inc., Case IPR2014-00256 (PTAB, July 31, 2014)
(Arbes, APJ).
Petitioner TRW filed a request for rehearing of the denial of
institution of an IPR for numerous claims in a patent owned by
Magna Electronics. The Board denied the request, explaining
that the original denial of the petition was not based on "an
erroneous conclusion of law or clearly erroneous factual findings,
or . . . a clear error of judgment."
