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Atlanta Gas Light Company v. Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc.

08491273 (P.T.A.B. Jan. 6, 2015)
Atlanta Gas Light Company v. Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc.

14 Cited authorities

  1. Taylor v. Sturgell

    553 U.S. 880 (2008)   Cited 3,268 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Holding that adequate representation requires that "[t]he interests of the nonparty and her representative are aligned" and "the party understood herself to be acting in a representative capacity."

  2. Int'l Shoe Co. v. Washington

    326 U.S. 310 (1945)   Cited 22,986 times   110 Legal Analyses
    Holding that states may exercise personal jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants with "certain minimum contacts with [the forum] such that the maintenance of the suit does not offend ‘traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice’ " (quoting Milliken v. Meyer , 311 U.S. 457, 463, 61 S.Ct. 339, 85 L.Ed. 278 (1940) )

  3. Grober v. Mako Prods., Inc.

    686 F.3d 1335 (Fed. Cir. 2012)   Cited 214 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a defendant's publications in a national publication—even a publication based in the forum state—is not a “contact” with a “specific” forum

  4. Gonzalez v. Banco Cent. Corp.

    27 F.3d 751 (1st Cir. 1994)   Cited 172 times
    Holding that for claim preclusion to apply, a litigant first must have had a full and fair opportunity to litigate her claim

  5. Rule 301 - Presumptions in Civil Cases Generally

    Fed. R. Evid. 301   Cited 644 times   18 Legal Analyses
    Explaining presumptions

  6. Section 315 - Relation to other proceedings or actions

    35 U.S.C. § 315   Cited 547 times   889 Legal Analyses
    Permitting the Director to consolidate separate IPRs challenging the same patent

  7. Section 316 - Conduct of inter partes review

    35 U.S.C. § 316   Cited 289 times   311 Legal Analyses
    Stating that "the petitioner shall have the burden of proving a proposition of unpatentability"

  8. Section 312 - Petitions

    35 U.S.C. § 312   Cited 128 times   118 Legal Analyses
    Governing inter partes reexamination

  9. Section 23 - Testimony in Patent and Trademark Office cases

    35 U.S.C. § 23   Cited 14 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Granting the Director of the PTO the authority to "establish rules for taking affidavits and depositions required in cases in the [PTO]"

  10. Section 42.8 - Mandatory notices

    37 C.F.R. § 42.8   Cited 11 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Requiring a party to "[i]dentify each real party-in-interest for the party"

  11. Section 42.12 - Sanctions

    37 C.F.R. § 42.12   Cited 10 times   29 Legal Analyses
    Providing that the Board "may impose a sanction"

  12. Section 42.62 - Applicability of the Federal rules of evidence

    37 C.F.R. § 42.62   Cited 5 times   5 Legal Analyses

    (a)Generally. Except as otherwise provided in this subpart, the Federal Rules of Evidence shall apply to a proceeding. (b)Exclusions. Those portions of the Federal Rules of Evidence relating to criminal proceedings, juries, and other matters not relevant to proceedings under this subpart shall not apply. (c)Modifications in terminology. Unless otherwise clear from context, the following terms of the Federal Rules of Evidence shall be construed as indicated: Appellate court means United States Court

  13. Section 42.53 - Taking testimony

    37 C.F.R. § 42.53   Cited 4 times   21 Legal Analyses

    (a)Form. Uncompelled direct testimony must be submitted in the form of an affidavit. All other testimony, including testimony compelled under 35 U.S.C. 24 , must be in the form of a deposition transcript. Parties may agree to video-recorded testimony, but may not submit such testimony without prior authorization of the Board. In addition, the Board may authorize or require live or video-recorded testimony. (b)Time and location. (1) Uncompelled direct testimony may be taken at any time to support

  14. Section 42.106 - Filing date

    37 C.F.R. § 42.106   Cited 1 times   4 Legal Analyses

    (a)Complete petition. A petition to institute inter partes review will not be accorded a filing date until the petition satisfies all of the following requirements: (1) Complies with § 42.104 ; (2) Effects service of the petition on the correspondence address of record as provided in § 42.105(a) ; and (3) Is accompanied by the fee to institute required in § 42.15(a) . (b)Incomplete petition. Where a party files an incomplete petition, no filing date will be accorded, and the Office will dismiss the