Contract, Patent Case In Massachusetts Stayed In Favor Of Inter Partes Review

(April 25, 2024, 12:07 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — A recent decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to institute inter partes review (IPR) of a patented method for allocating employee gratuities led a federal judge in Massachusetts on April 24 to stay litigation there, in a case that also involves allegations that the IPR petitioner breached two nondisclosure agreements....