Patent Owners Now Estopped From Relying On PTAB Estoppel

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A recent Federal Circuit decision on a writ of mandamus as to the scope of the estoppel provided in 35 U.S.C § 315(e) appears to be contrary to the scope that practitioners and the legislators had in mind when the America Invents Act was passed.

Originally published in Law360, New York - April 22, 2016.

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