On Halloween, the Federal Circuit held that the appointment of PTAB judges was unconstitutional, and struck down a provision of the Patent Act that made it difficult to remove PTAB judges. Their solution was limited to...more
In a continuing clamp-down on redundant petitions, a PTAB panel exercised its discretion under 35 U.S.C. § 314(a) and denied institution of a subsequent petition for inter partes review (“IPR”) of selected claims of U.S....more
In SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office. 138 S.Ct. 1348 (2018) (“SAS”) the Supreme Court held that an inter partes review (“IPR”) must rule on each claim and each ground challenged...more
In SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office. 138 S.Ct. 1348 (2018) (“SAS”) the Supreme Court held that an inter partes review (“IPR”) must rule on each claim and each ground challenged...more