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Cory Bell, leader of Finnegan's PTAB trials section, focuses on post-grant practice, patent prosecution management, client counseling, and litigation with an emphasis on computer and electronic technologies. He works with emerging and high-technology companies in various electrical sciences, including computer hardware and architecture, software, robotics, graphical user interfaces, communication networks, and content management systems.
Since working on the first ever post-grant review (PGR) of a covered business method (CBM) patent, Cory has represented patent owners and petitioners in over 200 post-grant review (PGR) and inter partes review (IPR) trials before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and in related matters before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit. He co-authored the American Bar Association's The Practitioner's Guide to Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and teaches a course he created on post-grant practice at the Suffolk University Law School.
Cory helps clients with various budgets and desired outcomes (e.g., portfolio or company sale, licensing, defensive posturing) to develop patent prosecution strategies and maximize their return on investments in research and development. A former patent examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), he has more than ten years of patent experience and has evaluated thousands of patents and patent applications for licensing, monetization, or sale; assisted in prosecuting hundreds of patent applications; managed patent portfolios; developed invention harvesting programs; conducted patent landscaping and competitor analysis; and filed patent reexamination, PGR, and inter partes review (IPR) requests.
Cory's litigation experience includes matters before U.S. district courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). He has prepared non-infringement and invalidity contentions; managed fact discovery; worked with fact and expert witnesses to prepare declarations and expert reports; drafted claim construction and summary judgment briefs; and prepared presentations for technical tutorials and claim construction hearings.
Cory gained technical experience in communications, audio/video processing, and content and data management while working in the broadcast engineering department of NBA Entertainment. During his tenure as a patent examiner, he examined patent applications in the database and information management fields.
F5 Networks, Inc. v A10 Networks, Inc.
Member of team that represented A10 in a matter regarding network load balancing and successfully obtained rejections of all of F5’s asserted patents on reexamination.
2:10-cv-00654, W.D. Wash., Judge Pechman
Finnegan assists AOL in achieving $1.056 billion patent deal
Worked on Finnegan team that assisted AOL in achieving a $1.056 billion patent deal with Microsoft and worked closely with AOL to strategically build and strengthen its patent portfolio towards its monetization goals.
SAP America Inc. v. Versata Development Group Inc.
Counsel for petitioner SAP in the first CBM proceeding, which was expedited to last just nine months from petition filing to the final written decision; member of team that won Federal Circuit affirmance of PTAB ruling that all claims challenged by SAP were invalid under 35 USC § 101.
CBM2012-00001, PTAB, Judges Elluru, Lee, Medley, Tierney
14-1194, Fed. Cir., Judges Hughes, Newman, Plager
Bell Northern Research, LLC v. MediaTek Inc. et al.
337-TA-1367, ITC, Judge Moore
2:23-cv-10783, C.D. Cal., Judges Anelle-Rocha, Eick
IPR2023-01414, PTAB, Judges Abraham, Cass, Hamann
Nested Bean, Inc. v. Big Beings USA Pty. Ltd. et al.
Representing Big Beings dba Love To Dream in an IPR before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) involving baby swaddle suits.
IPR2020-01234, PTAB, Judges Weatherly, Cherry, Pinkerton
NXP USA Inc. v. MediaTek, Inc. et al.
2:21-cv-00318, E.D. Tex., Judge Gilstrap
Articles
D. Mass. Patent Litigation Update: June 2024 D. Mass. Patent Litigation Update: June 2024
July 31, 2024
Articles
Trending at the PTAB: Multiple Petitions in IPRs Trending at the PTAB: Multiple Petitions in IPRs
July 11, 2024
Law360Event
U.S. Patent Litigation and Licensing Workshop: Navigating the Latest Trends and Developments in IP Licensing, PTAB Proceedings and Patent Litigation U.S. Patent Litigation and Licensing Workshop: Navigating the Latest Trends and Developments in IP Licensing, PTAB Proceedings and Patent Litigation
June 14, 2024
Taipei
Articles
D. Mass. Patent Litigation Update: April 2024 D. Mass. Patent Litigation Update: April 2024
June 6, 2024
At the PTAB Blog
USPTO Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Director Review USPTO Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Director Review
April 16, 2024
Articles
D. Mass. Patent Litigation Update: January 2024 D. Mass. Patent Litigation Update: January 2024
February 29, 2024
"Bell is an expert in post-grant proceedings and has acted in over 200 proceedings before the USPTO and the PTAB."
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
"Bell is an expert in post-grant proceedings and has acted in over 200 proceedings before the USPTO and the PTAB."
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
Award/Ranking
Finnegan Ranked Top Tier in The Legal 500 2024 Rankings Finnegan Ranked Top Tier in The Legal 500 2024 Rankings
June 13, 2024
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46 Finnegan Attorneys Ranked in 2024 IAM Patent 1000 46 Finnegan Attorneys Ranked in 2024 IAM Patent 1000
June 6, 2024
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Finnegan Announces 2023 Mentors of the Year Finnegan Announces 2023 Mentors of the Year
December 29, 2023
Award/Ranking
Cory Bell Receives New England Legal Awards “New Leader in the Law” Recognition Cory Bell Receives New England Legal Awards “New Leader in the Law” Recognition
September 22, 2023
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August 23, 2023
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June 30, 2023
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