This episode concerns an opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirming a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to invalidate several patents owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and licensed to Ethanol Boosting Systems (EBS). The legal dispute with Ford Motor Company centered on fuel management systems designed to reduce "engine knock" by using both direct and port fuel injection. The court rejected EBS’s procedural challenge regarding...
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This episode concerns an opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirming a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to invalidate several patents owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and licensed to Ethanol Boosting Systems (EBS). The legal dispute with Ford Motor Company centered on fuel management systems designed to reduce "engine knock" by using both direct and port fuel injection. The court rejected EBS’s procedural challenge regarding...
Centripetal Networks v. Palo Alto Networks (Fed. Cir., October 22, 2025) 2023-2027
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Centripetal Networks v. Palo Alto Networks (Fed. Cir., October 22, 2025) 2023-2027
This episode concerns a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit regarding Centripetal Networks, LLC v. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. et al., decided on October 22, 2025. The core of the case involves Centripetal Networks appealing a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that held certain claims of their patent unpatentable as obvious. A significant issue addressed is Centripetal’s claim that the PTAB’s decision was "tainted" due to the belated recusa...
Condensed IP
This episode concerns an opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirming a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to invalidate several patents owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and licensed to Ethanol Boosting Systems (EBS). The legal dispute with Ford Motor Company centered on fuel management systems designed to reduce "engine knock" by using both direct and port fuel injection. The court rejected EBS’s procedural challenge regarding...
