Jump Rope Patent Holder To High Court:  Collateral Estoppel Misapplied After IPR

Mealey's (February 2, 2023, 11:30 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a reply brief supporting its petition for certiorari, a jump rope firm defends its standing to appeal the dismissal of its patent infringement lawsuit under the doctrine of collateral estoppel, arguing to the U.S. Supreme Court that the cancellation of its patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) after an adverse inter partes review (IPR) judgment did not extinguish its precancellation rights....