The new procedures could be in place before the end of 2018 with far-reaching effects for both patent owners and petitioners.
Key Points:
..The new procedures allow a patent owner to file a motion to amend six weeks...more
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
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
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