PTAB Designates One Decision as Precedential and Three Decisions as Informative

In DTN, LLC v. Farms Technology, LLC, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) terminates the proceeding due to settlement and denies a joint request to expunge collateral agreements referenced in the settlement agreement. IPR2018-01412, Paper 21 (June 14, 2019) (precedential). In Sattler Tech Corp. v. Humancentric Ventures, LLC, the Board institutes a post-grant review proceeding for a design patent after finding the petitioner showed it was more likely than not that the claimed portions of the design were primarily functional, not ornamental. PGR2019-00030, Paper 9 (July 26, 2019) (informative). And in Kokusai Electric Corp. v. ASM IP Holding B.V., the PTAB terminates the proceeding due to settlement without reaching a decision on the patent owner’s motion to amend, explaining that the patent owner may pursue the claims in a reissue or reexamination proceeding. IPR2018-01151, Paper 38 (Aug. 20, 2019) (informative). More details on the USPTO website.