Before Moore, Chen, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Collateral estoppel applies to IPRs where differences in claims do not materially alter the question of ...

Before Prost, Reyna, and Taranto. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: Because there are different burdens of proof in IPRs and district court, collateral ...

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The doctrine of collateral estoppel can assist parties facing costly litigation. Robert Berezin and Carmen Bremer consider how it can be invoked in patent disputes Collateral estoppel can be used to ...

“Even if [inter partes reexamination] is not formally adversarial in the manner of inter partes review, it provides adequate adversarial participation for both the patent owner and requester, ...

The Moyer case is an important reminder for both the family law practitioner and bench. It stresses the importance of res judicata and collateral estoppel for the smooth running of the courts and ...

Chancery Court: Collateral Estoppel Applies to Preclude Relitigating Factual Findings From Books and Records Action The ruling affirmed an earlier court’s findings in a books and records action by ...

“Metz and her company were never allowed to have their patent infringement claims heard by an Article III court or federal jury…. because of the Federal Circuit’s entrenched and oft-repeated ...