In a January 19, 2021 Forbes article inventor “coach” Stephen Key teams up with patent attorney John Ferrell to advise inventors on how to obtain a patent that will survive the PTAB. The problem is the author knows nothing about the PTAB and his source has failed in 7 out of 7 challenges to his patents at the PTAB. I am calling on Forbes to retract this article or provide reliable information about the PTAB for inventors.
Here are the invalid patents that were filed by John Ferrell and/or his firm Carr & Farrell.
6354479
Unpatentable/Cancelled
Toshiba Memory Corporation et al v. Anza Technology, Inc.
IPR2018-01597 (PTAB)
Mar. 12, 2020
6651864
Unpatentable/Cancelled
Toshiba Memory Corporation et al v. Anza Technology, Inc.
IPR2018-01598 (PTAB)
Mar. 12, 2020
8291499
Unpatentable/Cancelled
Finjan, Inc. v. FireEye, Inc.
IPR2014-00344 (PTAB)
Jul. 10, 2015
8171553
Unpatentable/Cancelled
Finjan, Inc. v. FireEye, Inc.
IPR2014-00492 (PTAB)
Jul. 10, 2015
8392684
Unpatentable/Cancelled
Riverbed Technology, Inc. v. Silver Peak Systems, Inc.
IPR2014-00245 (PTAB)
Jun. 09, 2015
8312226
Unpatentable/Cancelled
Riverbed Technology Inc. v. Silver Peak Systems, Inc.
IPR2013-00402 (PTAB)
Dec. 30, 2014
8370583
Unpatentable/Cancelled
Riverbed Technology Inc. v. Silver Peak Systems, Inc.
IPR2013-00403 (PTAB)
Dec. 30, 2014