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Post-Grant Review Patent Reform Covered Business Method Patents

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

12 Observations on Covered Business Method Review

CBM: When the America Invents Act (AIA) was passed in 2011, it ushered in a number of new post-grant options to challenge and defend patents at the United States Patent and Trademark Oce. One of these newly-created...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

District Court Refuses to Review USPTO Decision to Institute Post Grant Review of Versata Covered Business Method Patent

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In Versata Development Corp. v. Rea, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia dismissed Versata’s challenge of the PTAB’s decision to institute post grant review of its patent for lack of jurisdiction....more

Knobbe Martens

Three New Tools to Challenge Patents

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Among the most significant changes made by the America Invents Act (AIA) are the provisions that permit a business to challenge a patent at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in litigation-type proceedings, but at a lower...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Focus on Private Equity - Issue 2, June 2013

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In This Issue: - Avoiding Repricing Pitfalls - America Invents Act: Practical Considerations for Portfolio Companies. - Excerpt from Avoiding Repricing Pitfalls: Perhaps it is no more than a result of...more

Stinson LLP

Intellectual Property Alert: First Decision In New AIA Process Invalidates Software Business Method Patent As Unpatentable Subject...

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On June 11, 2013, the first decision in the new post grant review (PGR) process created by the 2011 America Invents Act (AIA) was issued. ...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Patent Trial and Appeal Board Issues First Final Written Decision Under America Invents Act Proceeding

On June 11, 2013, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued the first final written decision in one of the new proceedings created by the America Invents Act...more

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The America Invents Act: All Grown Up in 2013

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The America Invents Act (AIA), which was commonly referred to as the “patent reform bill,” was signed into law in 2011, rolled out in 2012 and 2013, and business owners are still wondering what, if anything, it means to them....more

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