Under 35 U.S.C. § 315(b), a petition for inter partes review (IPR) may not be filed more than one year after the date on which the petitioner was served with a patent infringement complaint. Thus, a petition must meet all of...more
8/5/2017
/ Administrative Procedure ,
Burden of Proof ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Late Payments ,
Limitation Periods ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Time-Barred Claims
The multiple flavors of review and prosecution at the Patent Office produce an environment where a patent family could be subject to inconsistent results. Conceivably, patents in a pre-AIA patent family could simultaneously...more