Change has propelled inter partes reviews (IPRs) since the process launched at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in 2012. In the period since March 2020, when we first published this...more
When the patent owner files a patent owner’s preliminary response (POPR) to an inter partes review petition, the petitioner can request leave to reply before the Board issues its institution decision. Such requests must...more