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PTAB Touts Soaring MTA Pilot Program

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On December 3, 2020, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) released data regarding the usage and success rates of its Motion to Amend (“MTA”) Pilot Program (“Pilot”). All PTAB cases instituted on or after March 15, 2019,...more

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PTAB Releases Update to Motion to Amend Study

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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has published the sixth installment of its Motion to Amend Study. The study tracks and analyzes all motions to amend filed in America Invents Act trials, including pilot motions,...more

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U.S. + Germany Patent Update - April 2019

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Hogan Lovells’ U.S. + German Patent Update reports on recent patent news and cases from Germany and the United States. ...more

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Pilot Program for Motion to Amend Practice in PTAB Proceedings Under AIA

On March 15, 2019, The US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) provided notice of a pilot program for motion to amend (MTA) practice and procedures in trial proceedings under the America Invents Act (AIA) before the Patent Trial...more

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New Pilot Program: Motion-to-Amend Practice in PTAB Proceedings Gives Patent Owners New Options

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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) implemented a new pilot program on March 15, 2019 concerning motion-to-amend practice in America Invents Act (AIA) trials, including post-grant review (PGR), inter partes review...more

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IP+T: Intelligence Newsletter - Q4 2018

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FIRRMA Pilot Program Puts Critical Technology in the Spotlight - On November 10, 2018, the inter-agency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) will begin a pilot program that will implement certain...more

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PTAB Deputy Chief Judge Bonilla Provides Claim Amendment Pilot Insights

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On November 27th, Acting Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge Jacqueline Bonilla presented a webinar on the PTAB’s proposed Motion to Amend pilot program. In October 2018, the Patent Office published a request for...more

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New PTAB Pilot Program for Claim Amendments

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The USPTO has proposed a pilot program intended to make it easier to amend claims before the PTAB. (See the USPTO’s Request for Comments on Motion to Amend Practice and Procedures in Trial Proceedings under the America...more

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USPTO Seeks Comment on Sweeping Changes to Motion to Amend Procedures in AIA Trials and Announces Likely Pilot Program

On October 26, 2018, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Request for Comment on proposed changes to motion to amend practice in AIA trials. The Office states that its goal in proposing these changes...more

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Intellectual Property Newsletter - September/October 2015

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PTAB Update on Inter Partes Review - On August 19, 2015, the Director of the USPTO released a blog post reporting on the state of post-grant review proceedings created by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 and...more

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USPTO Offers Small Entities One Streamlined Patent Appeal

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In a September 15, 2015 Federal Register Notice, the USPTO announced a pilot program that will permit certain Small or Micro Entities to expedite a pending ex parte appeal. According to the Notice, the USPTO aims to decide...more

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Single-APJ Institution Pilot Program -- USPTO Requests Written Comments for IPR Proceedings

On August 25, 2015, the United States Patent and Trademark Office published a "Request for Comments on a Proposed Pilot Program Exploring an Alternative Approach to Institution Decisions in Post Grant Administrative Reviews"...more

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