Aqua Products Levels the Playing Field at the PTAB

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By giving patent owners a more effective tool for amending claims during an IPR proceeding, the Federal Circuit’s latest en banc decision changes the way stakeholders approach these proceedings.

Key Points:

- The burden of persuasion regarding the patentability of claim amendments falls on the petitioner, not the patent owner.

- This ruling makes it easier for patent owners to amend their patents during an IPR.

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