Post-Grant Review Proceeding Filings Ramp Up In addition to inter partes review (IPR) and covered business method (CBM) review proceedings, the America Invents Act (AIA) provides for post-grant review (PGR) proceedings. PGR...more
6/10/2016
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On April 1, 2016, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued another round of amendments to the rules governing Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) trial proceedings under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA)....more
On December 2, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an order denying a petition for rehearing en banc in the closely watched Sequenom case. Earlier this year, on appeal from the U.S. District Court...more
On August 19, 2015, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced another set of proposed changes to the rules governing Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) trial proceedings under the America Invents Act (AIA)....more
8/26/2015
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On July 8, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, split 6-5, denied rehearing of its earlier decision, In re Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC, 778 F.3d 1271 (Fed. Cir. 2015), in which the court upheld the use...more
On March 27, 2015, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced the first of three upcoming "rule packages" that will clarify and modify rules for proceedings under the America Invents Act (AIA). In a blog post on...more
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today released its latest iteration of guidance—referred to as the "Interim Eligibility Guidance"—to its examiners. This guidance is aimed at assessing whether an invention claimed...more