The America Invents Act (AIA) created a number of changes in how we obtain and enforce patents. But perhaps more substantially it changed the way that individuals can challenge the validity of patents. The AIA created a number of post grant proceedings, one of them, Inter partes Review, allows individuals to challenge the validity of patents before the PTO. Attorneys Cyrus Morton and Becky Thorson explain the Inter partes Review procedure, including what it is and how it’s different, along with the advantages and disadvantages of See more +
The America Invents Act (AIA) created a number of changes in how we obtain and enforce patents. But perhaps more substantially it changed the way that individuals can challenge the validity of patents. The AIA created a number of post grant proceedings, one of them, Inter partes Review, allows individuals to challenge the validity of patents before the PTO. Attorneys Cyrus Morton and Becky Thorson explain the Inter partes Review procedure, including what it is and how it’s different, along with the advantages and disadvantages of using the new Inter partes Review process. See less -