- An inter partes review is an
administrative proceeding that asks the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office to invalidate a U.S. Patent. These reviews are commonly used
by patent litigation defendants to challenge the validity at the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of patent claims that have been
asserted against them in a U.S. District Court.
- After Varentec sued Gridco for patent
infringement, Gridco requested inter partes reviews for
the asserted patents. However, Gridco's requests were
denied.
Grid management solutions company Varentec, Inc., dodged a pair
of requests by rival Gridco, Inc. to invalidate Varentec's U.S.
patents this week. Gridco had challenged Varentec's patents at
the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), an administrative
tribunal within the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that
hears claims against the validity of U.S. patents. The PTAB denied
Gridco's requests for review of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,014,867 and
9,293,922. These related
