ELG attorneys have once again been recognized for their excellence in the field of patent law.
ELG Attorneys Recognized again as Top Patent Litigators
February 03, 2023
Etheridge Law Group Defeats ZTE IPR with Across-the-Board Win on All 45 Challenged Claims
October 18, 2022
Etheridge Law Group, on behalf of WSOU Investments, recently defeated three ZTE entities* in an IPR trial instituted against all 45 claims of US Patent No. 7,203,505 (IPR No. 2021-00698).
Etheridge Law Group Completes Sweep of All Three Salesforce IPRs Filed Against WSOU Investments
October 14, 2022
Recently, Etheridge Law Group defeated the third and final IPR petition filed by Salesforce against WSOU Investments. These wins result in a complete sweep of the three Salesforce IPRs filed against WSOU patents.* WSOU asserted all three patents against Salesforce in the Western District of Texas.
CAFC Finds IPR Petitioner Forfeited Obviousness Argument
October 06, 2022
In a second appeal arising from inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 8,274,991, the Federal Circuit found that the petitioner forfeited an obviousness argument that it failed to raise in its reply to the patent owner’s response.
In the first appeal, the Federal Circuit adopted a claim construction consistent with a construction offered in the patent owner’s response, vacated the Board’s obviousness finding, and remanded to the Board for reconsideration.
ELG Named 5th Most Active and 5th Best Performing Law Firm in Patexia 2022 IPR Intelligence Report
September 29, 2022
ELG is proud to announce that it has once again been independently recognized as one of the nation's top firms in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings. ELG is included in the 2022 edition of Patexia Inc.'s IPR Intelligence Report on IPR proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The report covers 7,030 IPR cases filed over the last five years. In preparing the report, Patexia analyzed 4,966 unique patents and 77,846 unique patent claims. It also surveyed more than 5,600 lawyers and more than 900 law firms.
