District Court Awards §285 Sanctions Against Patent Owner For Arguments Made To PTAB In Preliminary Response
Game and Technology (GAT) filed a patent infringement complaint against Wargaming, a foreign entity, on July 9, 2015. There was a dispute over whether service was ever effectuated. Ultimately, in February 2016, Wargaming’s counsel waived service in exchange for an extension of time to answer. Then, over a year later, on March 13, 2017, Wargaming filed an IPR petition.
In the preliminary response, GAT first argued that Wargaming’s petition was time barred as filed one […]