The PTAB will apply the same Phillips standard applied by district courts and the ITC.
Key Points:
..The change is not retroactive, and will apply only to IPR, PGR, and CBM petitions filed on or after November 13,...more
Accused patent infringers may be time-barred by service of a complaint in a lawsuit that was later voluntarily dismissed without prejudice.
Key Points:
..Under the PTAB’s old precedent, voluntary dismissals without...more
The PTAB’s new guidance in light of a recent Supreme Court ruling changes the dynamics for patent owners and petitioners.
Key Points:
..Partial institutions are no longer permitted. The PTAB will review all petitioned...more
5/11/2018
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
America Invents Act ,
Article III ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Oil States Energy Services v Greene's Energy Group ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
SAS Institute Inc. v Iancu ,
SCOTUS ,
Seventh Amendment ,
USPTO
Oil States preserved the PTAB, and SAS Institute makes it a more important venue for patentability challenges.
Key Points:
..IPR and other post-grant proceedings before the PTAB will continue.
..However, the PTAB may...more
4/27/2018
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
America Invents Act ,
Article III ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Oil States Energy Services v Greene's Energy Group ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Public Rights Doctrine ,
SAS Institute Inc. v Iancu ,
SCOTUS ,
Seventh Amendment ,
USPTO
By giving patent owners a more effective tool for amending claims during an IPR proceeding, the Federal Circuit’s latest en banc decision changes the way stakeholders approach these proceedings.
Key Points:
- The burden...more
The key question for the Court is whether an agency or only an Article III court may cancel an issued patent -
The Supreme Court granted certiorari in Oil States Energy Services LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, No....more
6/19/2017
/ America Invents Act ,
Article III ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Covered Business Method Proceedings ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Oil States Energy Services v Greene's Energy Group ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Private Property ,
Public Property ,
SCOTUS ,
USPTO
Federal Circuit to determine whether PTAB decisions concerning the America Invents Act’s one-year time-bar are appealable -
Key Points:
..PTAB determinations regarding the one-year bar are not currently appealable...more
Supreme Court sides with Patent Office’s rulemaking authority.
On Monday, June 20, 2016, the US Supreme Court issued its eagerly awaited Cuozzo decision, affirming the Federal Circuit’s decision. Specifically, the Court:...more
6/23/2016
/ America Invents Act ,
Appeals ,
Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard ,
Claim Construction ,
Cuozzo Speed Technologies ,
Cuozzo Speed Technologies v Lee ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
SCOTUS ,
USPTO