As of 2020, post grant proceedings have been in use for eight years. Designed as an alternative to district court litigation post grant proceedings have offered litigants a faster and more cost effective forum for resolving...more
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board recently provided further guidance on what is needed to establish that a nonpatent reference is a prior art printed publication. ...more
Recent patent reform legislation, rule changes, and court rulings are expected to have a significant impact on the strategies of both patent owners and petitioners....more
5/3/2017
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The Federal Circuit vacates a decision by the PTAB for relying on facts raised for the first time at oral argument.
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On March 15, 2016, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated...more
The PTAB issues its second round of proposed rule changes.
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) just issued its second round of proposed rule changes to post-patent issuance review proceedings (Inter Partes Reviews,...more
8/26/2015
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