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The trials and tribulations of Chinese patent invalidation proceedings

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Unified’s senior patent counsel, Jessica Marks, explains Chinese oppositions and some of the unexpected issues that can crop up.

Validity challenges at the China National IP Administration are an increasingly important part of the Chinese patent landscape, but they can be confusing affairs. With regulations and guidelines, the process that PRID follows is intended to be efficient and many Chinese practitioners will advise that invalidations can be accomplished in six to nine months. However, Unified Patents has filed 18 such challenges since 2020 in China but, based on its experiences, the reality can be very different to expectations.

Read the article HERE, published by IAM.

Unified Files in Amicus for En Banc Review of Apple v. Qualcomm on Appellate Standing

On May 21, 2021, Unified filed an amicus curiae brief in support of en banc review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Apple v. Qualcomm on the issue of the court's increasingly patent-focused, Circuit-specific rules surrounding appellate standing. In the brief, Unified asked the court to review a decision on appeal from a PTAB proceeding where the panel found that the petitioner lacked standing, despite having been sued and paying royalties on the patent in question.

Unified is represented by Bill Jenks of Jenks IP and in-house by Jonathan Stroud. Read the amicus below:

Unified Files Amicus Addressing Western District's Court Congestion, Refusal To Transfer

On May 24, 2021, Unified filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in support of a mandamus petition related to a denial of transfer. The brief argues that the Western District judge's decision not to transfer a case brought by Koss Corp. ignored authority and the court's analysis amounted to an abuse of discretion by erroneously weighing or failing to credit the parties' representations, including party witness convenience.

Unified Patents is represented by in-house counsel Jonathan Stroud, and by Adam G. Unikowsky, Alexander J. Hadjis, Krystalyn Kinsel and Yusuf Esat of Jenner & Block LLP. Read the amicus brief below: