The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) remains the forum of choice for challenging the validity of patent claims. However, it is notable that a comparison of 2019 and 2018 statistics reveals about a 30 percent decline in...more
On November 6, 2019, Fish & Richardson Principal Stuart Nelson and Associate Kim Leung hosted the Post-Grant for Practitioners webinar “USPTO Ethics Rules at the PTAB.” The webinar highlighted some of the major ethics rules...more
On March 13, 2019, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued a precedential decision in Proppant Express Investments LLC v. Oren Technologies LLC, holding that 35 U.S.C. § 315(c) does not provide per se prohibitions against...more
2016 marked the fourth anniversary of the America Invents Act (AIA). The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) was once again the forum of choice for challenging patentability of claims, surpassing the Eastern District of...more