Since arriving at the USPTO, Director Iancu has tried to bring clear messages and consistency to the Office. For purposes of this article, we concentrate on the new POP procedures for Board case law and rules, and how the...more
The PTAB Strategies and Insights newsletter provides timely updates and insights into how best to handle proceedings at the USPTO. It is designed to increase return on investment for all stakeholders looking at the entire...more
On Tuesday, March 31, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued Notices of Waiver of certain USPTO deadlines, including deadlines in inter partes review (IPR), post grant review (PGR), and covered...more
4/6/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Covered Business Method Proceedings ,
Inter Partes Reexamination ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Relief Measures ,
State of Emergency ,
Time Extensions ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
Experienced PTAB practitioners know that the Board rarely grants motions to exclude evidence in Post Grant proceedings. In this article, we look beyond the grim anecdotes and provide some statistics, as well as the Board’s...more
The PTAB Strategies and Insights Newsletter is designed to be a valuable resource for all stakeholders in the global patent arena throughout the patent life cycle. To that end, articles will provide perspectives from both...more
The U.S. patent system has long struggled to strike a balance that both encourages patent rights and prevents patent abuse. Finding that balance requires giving patent owners the right amount of patent enforcement power,...more
9/30/2016
/ Abstract Ideas ,
America Invents Act ,
Burden of Persuasion ,
Burden of Proof ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Enfish v Microsoft ,
Enhanced Damages ,
Halo v Pulse ,
Innovation ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Marathon Oil ,
Mayo v. Prometheus ,
Myriad ,
Non-Practicing Entities ,
Patent Holdup ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Trolls ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Product of Nature Doctrine ,
Seagate ,
Software Patents ,
Standard of Review ,
Willful Infringement
On June 20, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Cuozzo Speed Technologies LLC v. Lee, No. 15-4461, an appeal of an institution and cancellation decision in the first-ever petition for inter partes review...more
6/22/2016
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
America Invents Act ,
Appeals ,
Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard ,
Chevron Deference ,
Claim Construction ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Cuozzo Speed Technologies v Lee ,
Final Judgment ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judicial Review ,
Non-Appealable Decisions ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Phillips Standard ,
SCOTUS ,
Standard of Review ,
USPTO