The PTAB Digest 2021/2022 provides an overview of PTAB statistics, trends, and updates that impact strategies and business decisions for patent owners and petitioners alike.
Significant developments included the...more
In Alarm.com Inc. v. Hirshfeld, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that decisions by the US Patent and Trademark Office Director vacating ex parte reexamination based on estoppel may be subject to judicial...more
As of 2020, post grant proceedings have been in use for eight years. Designed as an alternative to district court litigation post grant proceedings have offered litigants a faster and more cost effective forum for resolving...more
As of 2019, post-grant proceedings have been in use for seven years. Designed as an alternative to district court litigation, post-grant proceedings have offered litigants a faster and more cost-effective forum for resolving...more
The first update to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board Trial Practice Guide includes guidance that will benefit both petitioners and patent owners, from updates regarding expert testimony and motions to exclude and to strike,...more
Up-to-date and well-informed insights into PTAB proceedings from our Intellectual Property practice’s PTAB Working Group.
Significant developments in 2017 include:
..Judicial review of institution decisions was expanded...more
The Federal Circuit recently held that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board is not constrained by parties’ proposed constructions and may, in fact, adopt an alternative construction that the Board raises for the first time at...more
Recent patent reform legislation, rule changes, and court rulings are expected to have a significant impact on the strategies of both patent owners and petitioners....more
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