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USPTO Implements Interim Procedures Bifurcating Decisions to Institute AIA Trials

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On March 26, 2025, Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Coke Morgan Stewart issued a memorandum (the Workload Memorandum) to all Administrative Patent Judges (APJs) of the Patent Trial and...more

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USPTO Announces Sweeping Changes to Motion to Amend Procedures in AIA Trials via Pilot Program

On March 15, 2019, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) launched a pilot program that implements significant changes to motion to amend practice in AIA trials. The Office states that its goal in proposing...more

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SAS Institute: One Month In

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We are now a little over a month since the Supreme Court issued its decision in SAS Institute v. Iancu, where the Court held that “[w]hen the Patent Office institutes an inter partes review, it must decide the patentability...more

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SAS Institute: Two Weeks In

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As explained in a prior client alert, two weeks ago the Supreme Court issued its decision in SAS Institute v. Iancu holding that “[w]hen the Patent Office institutes an inter partes review, it must decide the patentability of...more

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USPTO Issues Guidance on Impact of SAS on AIA Trial Proceedings

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On April 26, 2018, the USPTO issued a one-page guidance document on the impact of the Supreme Court’s recent decision, SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu, on AIA trial proceedings....more

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