Gaming Patent Owner Tells Board To Reject DraftKings Petition

Mealey's (October 12, 2020, 1:49 PM EDT) -- ALEXANDRIA, Va. — In an Oct. 9 preliminary patent owner response filed with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, the owner of a patent directed to online gaming maintains that a recent petition for inter partes review (IPR) “only superficially” asserts obviousness and fails to present “the necessary showings that warrant institution” (DraftKings Inc. v. Interactive Games LLC, No. IPR2020-01110, PTAB)....