Petitioner's awareness of Patent Owner's applications and failure to seek early review of the patents favors denial and outweighs the above-discussed considerations.
The Federal Circuit panel indicated that the district court imposed an unjustifiably high standard on SAP in regard to specifying trial witnesses, though SAP's neutrality claim was upheld.
Developing strategies for intellectual property matters in district courts, the Federal Circuit and the ITC is a core responsibility of the Chair of Patent Litigation.