As of 2020, post grant proceedings have been in use for eight years. Designed as an alternative to district court litigation post grant proceedings have offered litigants a faster and more cost effective forum for resolving...more
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board recently provided further guidance on what is needed to establish that a nonpatent reference is a prior art printed publication. ...more
Recent patent reform legislation, rule changes, and court rulings are expected to have a significant impact on the strategies of both patent owners and petitioners....more
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The Federal Circuit vacates a decision by the PTAB for relying on facts raised for the first time at oral argument.
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On March 15, 2016, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated...more