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
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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