Last week, we alerted you that the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals called all recent final inter partes review (IPR) decisions into question. Today, we alert you to increasing uncertainty in the wake of the Arthrex v. Smith...more
All final written decisions in inter partes reviews (IPRs) suffer from a constitutional defect according to a recent decision of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. The decision suggests that the constitutional problem may...more
The Patent Office has proposed new rules that may help patent owners avoid invalidation by amending patent claims in inter partes reviews (IPRs). When IPRs first became available, patent owners criticized the Patent Office...more