Earlier this week, the United States Supreme Court reversed the Federal Circuit’s finding that the government is a “person” eligible to petition for post-issuance AIA review proceedings. This 6-3 decision, Return Mail, Inc....more
6/14/2019
/ Administrative Agencies ,
America Invents Act ,
Congressional Intent ,
Covered Business Method Proceedings ,
Ex Partes Reexamination ,
Government Entities ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Return Mail Inc v United States Postal Service ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
USPS
On October 10, 2018, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it will issue a final rule changing the claim construction standard for interpreting claims in inter partes review (IPR), post-grant...more
10/16/2018
/ America Invents Act ,
Claim Construction ,
Covered Business Method Patents ,
Covered Business Method Proceedings ,
Final Rules ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Phillips Standard ,
Post-Grant Review ,
USPTO