Finnegan goes three-for-three in IPR non-institution decisions for client inMusic

Patent owner inMusic asserted three patents related to its electronic drum kit technology against Roland AG, in a case filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. In response, Roland filed at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) inter partes review (IPR) petitions on all three patents, asserting more than 100 invalidity grounds. inMusic chose Finnegan to defend its patents and file patent owner responses to each IPR petition. Finnegan argued that the prior art did not disclose inMusic’s inventions. The PTAB agreed and denied institution in all three IPRs, resulting in a complete win for inMusic.