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USPTO Addresses Ambiguities in Means-Plus-Function, Step-Plus-Function Claims

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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) officials recently reiterated to all patent examiners that they must provide clear, consistent analysis regarding means-plus-function and step-plus-function limitations. ...more

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Patent Poetry: Federal Circuit Finds Semiconductor Claims Unpatentable

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The Federal Circuit has affirmed a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) finding unpatentable certain claims of a patent for making semiconductor devices. The case is Bell Semiconductor LLC v....more

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USPTO Director Uses New Review Process to Order Independent Rehearing of PTAB Institution Decision

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Last week marked the first time that USPTO Director Vidal acted under the Revised Interim Director Review Process to order a Delegated Rehearing Panel to review a decision denying institution of inter partes review (IPR). In...more

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Director Vacates PTAB’s Denial of Institution That Contradicted Federal Circuit Precedent on Anticipation and Written Description...

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A Petitioner filed a request for rehearing and a request for Precedential Opinion Panel review after the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or the “Board”) rejected its petition for post-grant review. The Director of the...more

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Federal Circuit Overturns PTAB’s Unreasonably Broad Claim Construction in Favor of Previously Affirmed District Court Construction

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In a recent decision, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) overturned the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB or the “Board”) findings of anticipation “[b]ecause the [B]oard’s anticipation...more

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