The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) has issued an important decision affecting inter partes review (“IPR”) and possibly other cases decided by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”). The...more
11/26/2019
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The Supreme Court has issued two important decisions affecting Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) and other post-grant patent challenges conducted by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”)....more
4/25/2018
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Article III ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Estoppel ,
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Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Oil States Energy Services v Greene's Energy Group ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
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Patents ,
Right to a Jury ,
SAS Institute Inc. v Iancu ,
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USPTO
On December 15, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision that a computerized gaming patent owned by John Stephenson, allegedly a competitor of Game Show...more