The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) issued a final rule regarding the allocation of the burden of persuasion for the patentability of substitute claims on...more
In its en banc decision in Aqua Products, Inc. v. Matal, the Federal Circuit addressed the question of who bears the burden of proving that claims amended in IPR proceedings are or are not patentable. The decision, issued on...more
In an en banc decision, the Federal Circuit in Aqua Products, Inc. v. Matal addressed the question of who bears the burden of proving that claims amended during inter partes review ("IPR") proceedings are or are not...more
10/11/2017
/ Burden of Persuasion ,
Burden of Proof ,
Burden-Shifting ,
Claim Amendments ,
En Banc Review ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Motion to Amend ,
Patent Act ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents