- Cxloyalty, Inc. v. Maritz Holdings Inc.All claims unpatentablePTAB · Dec 19, 2019 · CBM2018-00037 · APJ Justin T Arbes · CBM · Final written decision
Claims 1–15 are unpatentable under § 101; the motion to amend is granted for proposed substitute claims 16–23, which were not shown unpatentable.
RulingsFinal written decision- Patent Eligibility (§101) › Alice/Mayo step one — 'directed to'Step1 directed to exceptionUnpatentable
“does not remove the claim from the realm of abstract ideas. See Pet. 52–53; Reply 12; SAP Am., Inc. v. InvestPic, LLC, 898 F.3d 1161, 1168 (Fed. Cir. 2018) (holding that it “does not matter to [the conclusion that the claim is directed to an abstract idea] whether the information here is information about real investments,” as “even if a process of collecting and analyzing information is ‘limited to particular content’ or a particular ‘source,’ that limitation does not make the collection and analysis other than abstract” (citation omitted)). Further, the last two clauses of claim 1 that recite how the transaction is viewed from the perspectives of the participant and vendor system, respectively, merely express the “non-physical result” of the information transfers and confirm the abstract nature of the claimed subject matter. See Pet. 57. In fact, as to the vendor system clause, the Specification indicates that the vendor system transfers information no differently than it would for any other transaction. See Ex. 1001, col. 7, ll. 15–18 (disclosing that vendor system 208 responds to purchase request 216 “in the same way that it would respond to any other purchase request from a consumer that presents a credit card”).” slip op. at 35
- Patent Eligibility (§101) › Alice/Mayo step two — inventive conceptStep2 no inventive conceptUnpatentable
“Our conclusion also is supported by the ’087 patent’s description of” slip op. at 41
- PTAB / AIA Trials › Motions to amend / substitute claimsMotion to amend, grantedGranted
“transaction, . . . display[ing] an order message indicating the completion of the purchase transaction to the respective participant.” Mot., App’x A, 4. An example in which a judicial exception is not integrated into a practical application is when “an additional element adds insignificant extra-solution activity to the judicial exception.” Guidance, 84 Fed. Reg. at 55; Flook, 437 U.S. at 590 (holding that a step of adjusting an alarm limit variable was “post-solution activity”). Displaying an order message after the facilitated transaction has been completed amounts to insignificant post-solution activity, and does not support a conclusion that the abstract idea of claim 16 is integrated into a practical application.” slip op. at 75
- 101 substituteMixed
“transaction, . . . display[ing] an order message indicating the completion of the purchase transaction to the respective participant.” Mot., App’x A, 4. An example in which a judicial exception is not integrated into a practical application is when “an additional element adds insignificant extra-solution activity to the judicial exception.” Guidance, 84 Fed. Reg. at 55; Flook, 437 U.S. at 590 (holding that a step of adjusting an alarm limit variable was “post-solution activity”). Displaying an order message after the facilitated transaction has been completed amounts to insignificant post-solution activity, and does not support a conclusion that the abstract idea of claim 16 is integrated into a practical application.” slip op. at 75
Patent outcomesUS 7,134,087 unpatentable§ 101 eligibilitycites Alice · Mayo · Bilski · Berkheimer · EnfishPatents in suitUS 7,134,087 - PTAB · Nov 20, 2019 · CBM2018-00006 · APJ Frances L Ippolito · CBM · Rehearing
The Board denied Patent Owner’s rehearing request, leaving intact its final written decision that claims 1–12 are unpatentable under § 101.
RulingsRehearing decision- RehearingRehearing, deniedDenied
“Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.71(d), “[t]he burden of showing a decision should be modified lies with the party challenging the decision. The request must specifically identify all matters the party believes the Board misapprehended or overlooked, and the place where each matter was previously addressed in a motion, opposition, or a reply.”” slip op. at 2
- PTAB / AIA Trials › Institution threshold (reasonable likelihood / more likely than not)InstitutedInstituted
“on this particular issue is timely. Patent Owner has argued that “the institution should never have occurred” and that institution should have been denied outright. Id. However, our Decision on Institution (Paper 19, “Dec.”) was entered on June 22, 2018. Any request for rehearing of our determinations regarding the forum selection clause in that Decision should have been filed 14 days from the entry of that decision. 37 C.F.R. § 42.71(d)(1). As we noted in the FWD, after institution of the covered business method patent review (“CBM review”), the parties did not present any additional evidence or arguments regarding the forum selection clause issue. FWD 8 (“In the post-institution briefing, neither party has added arguments or evidence to the record regarding this issue.”). Indeed, the Patent Owner’s Response (Paper 28, “PO Resp.”) and Sur-Reply (Paper 39, “Sur.”) and Petitioner’s Reply (Paper 31, “Reply”) did not discuss forum selection. For completeness and clarity of the record, we reiterated our” slip op. at 3
- BurdenDecided for petitioner
“be instructive, contrary to Patent Owner’s assertion, that decision has not been designated precedential. Moreover, taking into consideration the discussion by the panel in Global Tel*Link, we are not persuaded that our determination misapprehended or overlooked any arguments or evidence in” slip op. at 9
- Patent Eligibility (§101) › Alice/Mayo step one — 'directed to'Step1 directed to exceptionDecided for petitioner
“the abstract idea. Nonetheless, we are not persuaded that this is clear error or deprived Patent Owner of the opportunity to defend its position. Indeed, Patent Owner does not explain why the “rules for playing a bonus wagering game” is substantively different from “allowing bonus wagers in a wagering game,” or, more importantly, the basis for Patent Owner’s contention that this is a “fundamental change.” See Reh’g Req. 11.” slip op. at 11
§ 101 eligibilityPatents in suitUS 7,451,987 - Teradata Operations, Inc. v. Berkeley*ieorRehearing deniedPTAB · Nov 5, 2019 · CBM2019-00013 · APJ Jon B Tornquist · CBM · Rehearing
The Board denied rehearing of its decisions denying institution of CBM review of the challenged claims in four proceedings, finding no overlooked or misapprehended matter.
RulingsRehearing decision- RehearingRehearing, deniedDenied
“II. STANDARD FOR REHEARING Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.71(d): A party dissatisfied with a decision may file a single request for rehearing without prior authorization from the Board. The burden of showing a decision should be modified lies with the party challenging the decision. The request must specifically identify all matters the party believes the Board misapprehended or overlooked, and the place where each matter was previously addressed in a motion, an opposition, or a reply. When reconsidering a decision on institution, we review the decision for an abuse of discretion. 37 C.F.R. § 42.71(c). An abuse of discretion exists where a “decision [i]s based on an erroneous conclusion of law or clearly erroneous factual findings, or . . . a clear error of judgment.” PPG Indus. Inc. v. Celanese Polymer Specialties Co., 840 F.2d 1565, 1567 (Fed. Cir. 1988).” slip op. at 3
- Claim Construction › Intrinsic evidence (Phillips canons) › Plain and ordinary meaning to a POSITATerm construed patent owner constructionDecided for patent owner
“the relational database management system to . . . calculate” as requiring that the recited calculations be performed “in the RDBMS.” Inst. Dec. 8–10. Petitioner did not provide an express construction for this claim term in the Petition. Id. at 7. For purposes of deciding whether to institute trial, and after reviewing the claim language, the written description of the involved patents, and the relevant prosecution history, we adopted Patent Owner’s proposed construction. Id. at 8–10. Petitioner contends the construction adopted by the panel is incorrect because the claims on their face are broad enough to encompass “[a]ny use of the RDBMS,” for example using the RDBMS to” slip op. at 3
- PTAB / AIA Trials › Institution threshold (reasonable likelihood / more likely than not)Institution denied meritsInstitution denied
“As explained in the Institution Decision, Petitioner’s arguments with respect to whether the challenged claims recite a technological feature that is novel and unobvious over the prior art relied on a claim construction that we did not adopt. Inst. Dec. 13–14. As such, the Petition did not adequately explain why it was not novel and obvious to use an RDBMS itself to perform the claimed profit calculations. Id. at 14. Although Petitioner disagrees with our conclusion, and now cites to disparate portions of the Petition to support its argument, a mere disagreement is not the proper basis for rehearing, and a rehearing request is not the proper vehicle to make arguments that were not clearly set forth in the Petition.” slip op. at 5
- Obviousness (§103) › Motivation to combine / reasonable expectation of successNot reached
“Petitioner also contends that the Board failed to consider its obviousness arguments. Req. Reh’g 14–15. We considered these arguments, but ultimately found them unpersuasive. Inst. Dec. 13–14. In short, Petitioner presumed a construction of “using the relational database management system to . . . calculate” that we did not adopt, and did not explain sufficiently why the prior art of record would have rendered the challenged claims obvious under the adopted claim construction. A request for rehearing is not an opportunity to remedy these deficiencies.” slip op. at 7
Claim construction§ 103 obviousnessPatents in suitUS 7,882,137 - Teradata Operations, Inc. v. Berkeley*ieorRehearing deniedPTAB · Nov 5, 2019 · CBM2019-00009 · APJ Jon B Tornquist · CBM · Rehearing
The Board denied Teradata’s rehearing requests, leaving in place the denials of CBM review based on the petition’s failure to show the challenged claims unpatentable under the adopted construction.
RulingsRehearing decision- RehearingRehearing, deniedDenied
“II. STANDARD FOR REHEARING Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.71(d): A party dissatisfied with a decision may file a single request for rehearing without prior authorization from the Board. The burden of showing a decision should be modified lies with the party challenging the decision. The request must specifically identify all matters the party believes the Board misapprehended or overlooked, and the place where each matter was previously addressed in a motion, an opposition, or a reply. When reconsidering a decision on institution, we review the decision for an abuse of discretion. 37 C.F.R. § 42.71(c). An abuse of discretion exists where a “decision [i]s based on an erroneous conclusion of law or clearly erroneous factual findings, or . . . a clear error of judgment.” PPG Indus. Inc. v. Celanese Polymer Specialties Co., 840 F.2d 1565, 1567 (Fed. Cir. 1988).” slip op. at 3
- Claim Construction › Threshold & procedure › Whether a term needs construction (O2 Micro)Term construed patent owner constructionDecided for patent owner
“the relational database management system to . . . calculate” as requiring that the recited calculations be performed “in the RDBMS.” Inst. Dec. 8–10. Petitioner did not provide an express construction for this claim term in the Petition. Id. at 7. For purposes of deciding whether to institute trial, and after reviewing the claim language, the written description of the involved patents, and the relevant prosecution history, we adopted Patent Owner’s proposed construction. Id. at 8–10. Petitioner contends the construction adopted by the panel is incorrect because the claims on their face are broad enough to encompass “[a]ny use of the RDBMS,” for example using the RDBMS to” slip op. at 3
- Claim Construction › Intrinsic evidence (Phillips canons) › Plain and ordinary meaning to a POSITATerm construed patent owner constructionDecided for patent owner
“the relational database management system to . . . calculate” as requiring that the recited calculations be performed “in the RDBMS.” Inst. Dec. 8–10. Petitioner did not provide an express construction for this claim term in the Petition. Id. at 7. For purposes of deciding whether to institute trial, and after reviewing the claim language, the written description of the involved patents, and the relevant prosecution history, we adopted Patent Owner’s proposed construction. Id. at 8–10. Petitioner contends the construction adopted by the panel is incorrect because the claims on their face are broad enough to encompass “[a]ny use of the RDBMS,” for example using the RDBMS to” slip op. at 3
- PTAB / AIA Trials › Institution threshold (reasonable likelihood / more likely than not)Institution denied meritsInstitution denied
“As explained in the Institution Decision, Petitioner’s arguments with respect to whether the challenged claims recite a technological feature that is novel and unobvious over the prior art relied on a claim construction that we did not adopt. Inst. Dec. 13–14. As such, the Petition did not adequately explain why it was not novel and obvious to use an RDBMS itself to perform the claimed profit calculations. Id. at 14. Although Petitioner disagrees with our conclusion, and now cites to disparate portions of the Petition to support its argument, a mere disagreement is not the proper basis for rehearing, and a rehearing request is not the proper vehicle to make arguments that were not clearly set forth in the Petition.” slip op. at 5
Claim construction§ 103 obviousnessPatents in suitUS 7,882,137 - American Express Company / American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. v. Signature Systems, LLCAll claims unpatentablePTAB · Oct 30, 2019 · CBM2018-00035 · APJ Frances L Ippolito · CBM · Final written decision
Claims 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, and 14 are unpatentable under § 101; proposed substitute claims 17–20 are unpatentable under § 101, and the contingent motion to amend is denied.
RulingsFinal written decision- Skill levelOther
“F. Level of Skill in the Art Petitioner asserts that a person of ordinary skill in the art (“POSITA”)” slip op. at 32
- Expert testimonyOther
“For the above reasons, we are persuaded that Petitioner has met its” slip op. at 62
- Claim Construction › Functional claiming / §112(f) means-plus-function › Corresponding structure / algorithm (indefinite if none)Decided for petitioner
“1. Principles of Law Use of the word “means” in a claim gives rise to a rebuttable” slip op. at 12
- PTAB / AIA Trials › Motions to amend / substitute claimsMotion to amend, deniedDenied
“Further, based on the entirety of the record, we determine that proposed substitute claims 17–20 are unpatentable by a preponderance of the evidence based on 35 U.S.C. § 101. Motion to Amend Outcome Claims Substitute Claims: Proposed in the Amendment 17–20 Substitute Claims: Motion to Amend Denied 17–20” slip op. at 101
Patent outcomesUS 8,423,402 unpatentableClaim construction§ 101 eligibilitycites Alice · Mayo · Bilski · Berkheimer · EnfishPatents in suitUS 8,423,402 - Teradata Operations, Inc. v. Berkley*ieorRehearing deniedPTAB · Sep 27, 2019 · CBM2019-00015 · APJ Josiah C Cocks · CBM · Rehearing
The Board denied Teradata’s rehearing request, leaving institution denied for claims 1, 3–5, and 10–26 because it had not shown the patent was not a technological invention.
RulingsRehearing decision- RehearingRehearing, deniedDenied
“A request for rehearing is not an opportunity for a petitioner to respond to an institution decision to make a better argument for any given matter than that which was initially presented in a petition. Notably, in now challenging the claim construction of the above-noted term, Petitioner does not cite or identify any portion of the Petition that was misapprehended or overlooked. Instead, Petitioner seeks to make a better case through citation to portions of the record that were not previously relied upon. For instance, Petition now points to content of the prosecution history (Ex. 1002) pertaining to claim amendments made during prosecution that Petitioner would have us infer as demonstrating that the applicant “knew” how to limit the claims to calculations “in the RDBMS” but chose not to. Req. Reh’g 2– 3. That was not an argument on which Petitioner previously relied, and thus was not an argument that we could have misapprehended or overlooked. Moreover, in now making the argument, Petitioner seemingly discounts the plain language of the claims in specifically reciting “using” the RDBMS “to independently calculate” marginal values of profit. Ex. 1001, 30:61–63. We have considered Petitioner’s arguments pertaining to claim construction, but are not persuaded that they demonstrate that we misapprehended or overlooked content of the Petition that warrants a change in the claim constructions that were identified in the Institution Decision.” slip op. at 4
- PTAB / AIA Trials › Institution threshold (reasonable likelihood / more likely than not)Institution denied meritsInstitution denied
“Petition, and which we found unpersuasive. As we explained in the Institution Decision, we were not satisfied that “bulk citations” to large portions of the record provided “meaningful explanation that the prior art shows an RDBMS, itself, that is performing the necessary profit calculations.” Inst. Dec. 13–14. We were not persuaded that Petitioner’s assessment of the prior art showed adequately that the “requirements of limitation 1[d] pertaining to independent profitability calculation by an RDBMS are non-novel or obvious.” Id. at 15. Although Petitioner may disagree with our determination in that respect, mere disagreement is not the proper basis for rehearing.” slip op. at 5
- Claim Construction › Intrinsic evidence (Phillips canons) › Plain and ordinary meaning to a POSITATerm construed patent owner constructionDecided for patent owner
“For purposes of deciding whether to institute trial, we adopted the Patent Owner’s construction of claim element 1[d(i)] (id. at 8), concluding that the construction was supported by “(1) the ’521 patent itself [see, e.g., id. at 15 (citing Ex. 1001, 10:42–47)]; (2) the testimony of Patent Owner’s declarant [see, e.g., id. at 14–16 (referencing Ex. 2001, ¶¶ 58–67, 75, 81– 85)]; and (3) the prosecution history of the ’521 patent [see, e.g., id. at 16” slip op. at 3
- BurdenDecided for patent owner
“Page 12 of the Petition, however, makes no connection between Blain’s teachings and the pertinent claim limitation 1[d]. There is no reasonable inference from the above-noted content of page 12 of the Petition that paragraph 85 of Dr. Weber’s testimony should be evaluated in the context of viewing an RDBMS as independently performing profitability calculations. We simply were not persuaded that the Petition and the applicable portions of Dr. Weber’s testimony cited therein, including paragraph 85, adequately addressed the features required by claims limitation 1[d].” slip op. at 7
Claim constructionPatents in suitUS 7,596,521 - Teradata Operations, Inc. v. Berkley*ieorRehearing deniedPTAB · Sep 27, 2019 · CBM2019-00016 · APJ Josiah C Cocks · CBM · Rehearing
The Board denied Teradata’s rehearing request and left in place denial of CBM review of claims 2, 6-9, and 27-32 because it had not shown the patent was not for a technological invention.
RulingsRehearing decision- RehearingRehearing, deniedDenied
“(d) Rehearing. . . . The burden of showing a decision should be modified lies with the party challenging the decision. The request must specifically identify all matters the party believes the Board misapprehended or overlooked, and the place where each matter was previously addressed in a motion, an opposition, or a reply.” slip op. at 2
- PTAB / AIA Trials › Institution threshold (reasonable likelihood / more likely than not)Institution denied meritsInstitution denied
“Petition, and which we found unpersuasive. As we explained in the Institution Decision, we were not satisfied that “bulk citations” to large portions of the record provided “meaningful explanation that the prior art shows an RDBMS, itself, that is performing the necessary profit calculations.” Inst. Dec. 14. We were not persuaded that Petitioner’s assessment of the prior art showed adequately that the “requirements of limitation 1[d] pertaining to independent profitability calculation by an RDBMS are non-novel or obvious.” Id. at 16. Although Petitioner may disagree with our determination in that respect, mere disagreement is not the proper basis for rehearing. We also concluded that record evidence conveyed that the claims solved a technical problem with a technical solution in providing “a distinctive software-based process that harnesses benefits to computer performance.” Id. at 17. In reaching that conclusion, we rejected Petitioner’s premise that the claims were simply directed to solving a business problem using a business solution. Petitioner does not address adequately the issue of improved computer performance, or identify any matter that we misapprehended or overlooked in determining that record evidence reasonably conveyed that such improved computer performance emerges from the method of claim 1.” slip op. at 5
- Claim Construction › Intrinsic evidence (Phillips canons) › Plain and ordinary meaning to a POSITATerm construed patent owner constructionDecided for patent owner
“For purposes of deciding whether to institute trial, we adopted the Patent Owner’s construction of claim element 1[d(i)] (id. at 9), concluding that the construction was supported by “(1) the ’521 patent itself [see, e.g., id. at 16–17 (citing Ex. 1001, 10:42–47)]; (2) the testimony of Patent Owner’s declarant [see, e.g., id. at 15–17 (referencing Ex. 2001, ¶¶ 58–67, 75, 81–85)]; and (3) the prosecution history of the ’521 patent [see, e.g., id.” slip op. at 3
- BurdenDecided for patent owner
“Page 13 of the Petition, however, makes no connection between Blain’s teachings and the pertinent claim limitation 1[d]. There is no reasonable inference from the above-noted content of page 13 of the Petition that paragraph 85 of Dr. Weber’s testimony should be evaluated in the context of viewing an RDBMS as independently performing profitability calculations. We simply were not persuaded that the Petition and the applicable portions of Dr. Weber’s testimony cited therein, including paragraph 85, adequately addressed the features required by claims limitation 1[d].” slip op. at 7
Claim constructionPatents in suitUS 7,596,521 - Miami International Holdings, Inc. / Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC et al. v. Nasdaq Ise, LLCRehearing grantedPTAB · Feb 15, 2019 · CBM2018-00021 · APJ Kristi L R Sawert · CBM · Rehearing
The Board granted rehearing on the ethics rules and granted Interrogatories 4 and 5 and Document Request 2, while denying rehearing on the remaining specified discovery requests.
RulingsRehearing decision- RehearingRehearing, grantedRehearing, deniedGranted in part
“II. STANDARD OF REVIEW A party requesting rehearing bears the burden of showing that a decision should be modified. 37 C.F.R. § 42.71(d). The party must identify all matters it believes the Board misapprehended or overlooked, and the place where each matter was addressed previously in a motion, an opposition, or a reply. Id. When rehearing a decision, we review the” slip op. at 2
- Additional discoveryAdditional discovery, grantedGranted in part
“Upon reconsideration, we agree with Patent Owner that the timing of Dr. Hendershott’s preparation and the editing of common paragraphs 18–36 is unclear on the current record. For example, Dr. Hendershott testified that he could not remember whether Fish suggested that he provide a history of Wall Street and the exchanges, which are embodied in paragraphs 18–36. See Ex. 1062, 53:14–19. Dr. Hendershott also testified that he received from Fish versions of his declaration containing edits, but did not remember whether any of those edits were substantive in nature. See id. at 51:19–25, 52:8–22. Dr. Hendershott also did not review the edits to his declarations and thus was arguably not prepared to testify as to the circumstances surrounding the creation and editing of the common paragraphs. See id. at 58:2–8. Thus, we grant Interrogatories 4 and 5 and Discovery Request 2, as relevant information only in the possession of Fish and Reed Smith (Bloomberg Factor 3). We deny Document Request 3, however, because we remain unpersuaded that it is relevant to showing that confidential information could have found its way from Fish to Reed Smith. Ord. 11. In particular, Document Request 3 relates to information flowing from Reed Smith to Dr. Hendershott, and is therefore not relevant to whether Fish used or revealed information to Reed Smith relating to its prosecution of the Nasdaq patents.” slip op. at 12
NonePatents in suitUS 6,618,707 - Miami International Holdings, Inc. / Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC et al. v. Nasdaq Ise, LLCRehearing grantedPTAB · Feb 15, 2019 · CBM2018-00020 · APJ Kristi L R Sawert · CBM · Rehearing
The Board granted rehearing on the ethics rules and three discovery requests, denied it on five others, and ordered additional responses and production.
RulingsRehearing decision- RehearingRehearing, grantedRehearing, deniedGranted in part
“II. STANDARD OF REVIEW A party requesting rehearing bears the burden of showing that a decision should be modified. 37 C.F.R. § 42.71(d). The party must identify all matters it believes the Board misapprehended or overlooked, and the place where each matter was addressed previously in a motion, an opposition, or a reply. Id. When rehearing a decision, we review the 2 The parties filed identical papers in CBM2018-00020, CBM2018-00021, and CBM2018-00031. Patent Owner requested to file motions for additional discovery in CBM2018-00029, CBM2018-00030, and CBM2018-00032 on the same basis. See Ex. 2016. We held that request in abeyance. See Paper 21. The requested additional discovery would be substantially the same in all of these proceedings, and, thus, we include CBM2018-00029, CBM2018- 00030, and CBM2018-00032 in this order as well. See Ex. 2016. For efficiency, we only refer to the papers filed in CBM2018-00021. decision for an abuse of discretion. 37 C.F.R. § 42.71(c). An abuse of discretion occurs when a “decision was based on an erroneous conclusion of law or clearly erroneous factual findings, or . . . a clear error of judgment.” PPG Indus. Inc. v. Celanese Polymer Specialties Co., 840 F.2d 1565, 1567 (Fed. Cir. 1988) (citations omitted).” slip op. at 2
- Additional discoveryAdditional discovery, grantedGranted in part
“Upon reconsideration, we agree with Patent Owner that the timing of Dr. Hendershott’s preparation and the editing of common paragraphs 18–36 is unclear on the current record. For example, Dr. Hendershott testified that he could not remember whether Fish suggested that he provide a history of Wall Street and the exchanges, which are embodied in paragraphs 18–36. See Ex. 1062, 53:14–19. Dr. Hendershott also testified that he received from Fish versions of his declaration containing edits, but did not remember whether any of those edits were substantive in nature. See id. at 51:19–25, 52:8–22. Dr. Hendershott also did not review the edits to his declarations and thus was arguably not prepared to testify as to the circumstances surrounding the creation and editing of the common paragraphs. See id. at 58:2–8. Thus, we grant Interrogatories 4 and 5 and Discovery Request 2, as relevant information only in the possession of Fish and Reed Smith (Bloomberg Factor 3). We deny Document Request 3, however, because we remain unpersuaded that it is relevant to showing that confidential information could have found its way from Fish to Reed Smith. Ord. 11. In particular, Document Request 3 relates to information flowing from Reed Smith to Dr. Hendershott, and is therefore not relevant to whether Fish used or revealed information to Reed Smith relating to its prosecution of the Nasdaq patents.” slip op. at 12
NonePatents in suitUS 8,386,371
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