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District Courts Split on Admissibility of Patent Owner IPR Victories, <i>PTAB Litigation Blog</i>

District Courts Split on Admissibility of Patent Owner IPR Victories, PTAB Litigation Blog

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In an opinion dated October 12, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin granted a motion in limine to exclude evidence that a challenged patent had survived twenty post-issuance proceedings, including inter partes review ("IPR") proceedings. The opinion (Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. v. Snap-On Inc., No. 14-CV-1296-JPS, ECF No. 277 (E.D. Wisc. Oct. 12, 2017)) is a recent addition to the collection of district court opinions that are split on this issue, and provides a detailed analysis in support of decisions favoring exclusion.

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