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The PTAB Review - November 2021

This issue of The PTAB Review begins with a brief summary of changes to America Invents Act (AIA) trials recently proposed in Congress. It then explores a recent Federal Circuit decision rejecting arguments that the Patent...more

The PTAB Review - July 2021

This issue of The PTAB Review begins with a brief summary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent pronouncement about America Invents Act (AIA) reviews. It then provides an update on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s...more

The PTAB Review - April 2021

In this edition, we examine the effect of Fintiv on PTAB proceedings dealing with patents asserted in so-called “rocket docket” courts. Next, we provide a brief summary of several recent Federal Circuit cases. We conclude by...more

The PTAB Review - October 2020

In this edition, we discuss an update on the Arthrex Appointments Clause decision. We examine the continuing demise of same-party joinder and deference to Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) precedential decisions, and the...more

Strategic Considerations for PTAB Appellants and Appellees in a Post-Arthrex World

On October 31, 2019, a Federal Circuit panel issued Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., holding that administrative patent judges (APJs) of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) were unconstitutionally-appointed...more

The PTAB Review - September 2018

AIA Institution Rates Following Supreme Court’s SAS Decision - On April 24, 2018, the Supreme Court issued its decision in SAS Institute v. Iancu, holding that when the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) institutes an...more

The PTAB Review - June 2018

Orange Book-Listed Patents Prove to Be Popular Targets for AIA Challenges - On March 13, 2018, Chief Administrative Patent Judge Ruschke of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) released findings of the Patent Office’s...more

The PTAB Review - March 2018

Challenges to Immunology Patents Lead Increase in Biotechnology Cases at the PTAB in 2017 - Throughout the history of inter partes review (IPR) proceedings, petitions have been dominated by challenges to patents directed...more

Federal Circuit Loosens Constraints on Appeals of PTAB Decisions

Judicial review of post-grant patent proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is limited, but a federal court of appeals has somewhat loosened the restriction. On January 8, 2018, in Wi-Fi One, LLC v. Broadcom...more

The PTAB Review - June 2017

Escaping PTAB Review Through Strategic Disclaimer in CBM Proceedings - A patent is only eligible for covered business method (CBM) review if it: (1) claims a method or apparatus for performing data processing or other...more

Federal Circuit Limits Petitioner Appeal Rights from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board for Inter Partes Reviews

On January 9, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in Phigenix, Inc. v. Immunogen, Inc. dismissing an appeal by a petitioner from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) for lack of...more

The PTAB Review - November 2016

New Testimonial Evidence with Preliminary Responses: Panacea or Placebo? Just over three years ago, during a keynote speech at the AIPLA annual meeting, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) was criticized as a...more

The PTAB Review - August 2016

Covered Business Method Patent Review: What Constitutes a Financial Product or Service? Along with inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR), the America Invents Act (AIA) created a transitional program for...more

U.S. Supreme Court Decides Cuozzo v. Lee: Upholds General Bar Against Appealing PTAB's Institution Decisions and Affirms Use of...

On June 20, 2016, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Cuozzo Speed Technologies v. Lee. The Supreme Court granted certiorari to consider two questions....more

The PTAB Review - June 2016

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

USPTO Issues Second Round of AIA Rule Changes

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

Federal Circuit Ruling in Dell v. Acceleron Limits New Late-Stage Grounds of Challenge in America Invents Act Trials

On March 15, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) places constraints on when petitioners may present evidence and arguments against the patentability of...more

USPTO Announces Second Round of AIA Rule Changes

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

Federal Circuit Allows Judicial Review of PTAB's Determination That Patent Qualifies as "Covered Business Method"

On July 9, 2015, a divided Federal Circuit held in Versata Development Group, Inc. v. SAP America, Inc., No. 14-1194, that it can review Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) determinations that a patent is a "covered business...more

USPTO Announces Significant Reforms in Three Rounds of AIA Rule Changes—Round One: Increased Page Limits for Motions to Amend and...

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

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