The Maier & Maier litigation team scored another victory at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), securing an institution order on behalf of the Petitioner, Eve Energy Co., Ltd. (“Eve”). Despite Patent Owner Varta Microbattery GmBH’s Patent Owner Preliminary Response, the PTAB has determined that Maier & Maier, on behalf of Eve, demonstrated a reasonable likelihood that it will prevail with respect to at least one of the challenged claims.
On behalf of Eve, Maier & Maier challenged claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,496,581 on obviousness grounds. Maier & Maier’s strategic use of testimonial evidence appears to have greatly benefited its position, while the Patent Owner Preliminary Response was limited to attorney argument without testimonial evidence. In reaching its decision, the PTAB also agreed with Eve’s asserted level of ordinary skill in the art and Eve’s assertions regarding claim construction.
On August 9, 2021, the PTAB ordered that the inter partes review be instituted for all challenged claims.
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