Two years after the creation of the America Invents Act post-grant proceedings, many patent owners are facing an uphill battle when attempting to defend their intellectual property before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Attorneys Seth Northrop and Cyrus Morton discuss the differences between district court and PTAB litigation, the challenges posed by the joinder in post-grant proceedings, and the unique procedures followed by the PTAB in order to help answer the question of whether procedure or patent quality have led to See more +
Two years after the creation of the America Invents Act post-grant proceedings, many patent owners are facing an uphill battle when attempting to defend their intellectual property before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Attorneys Seth Northrop and Cyrus Morton discuss the differences between district court and PTAB litigation, the challenges posed by the joinder in post-grant proceedings, and the unique procedures followed by the PTAB in order to help answer the question of whether procedure or patent quality have led to challenging results for patent owners. See less -