Disappointed with the final decision in your inter partes review (IPR) or post-grant review (PGR)? Under a new interim procedure, you may now seek review by the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The Office is...more
Inter partes reviews (IPRs)—and other post-grant patent review proceedings at the US Patent and Trademark Office—have survived another constitutional challenge. The Supreme Court held that the authority historically exercised...more
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The Supreme Court recently held that a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) determination on whether a petition for an inter partes review (IPR) was filed on time is not appealable. The relevant provision of patent law...more