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In a close 11-10 vote, a bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act out of committee....more
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial & Appeal Board’s (Board) finding that proposed amendments made during an inter partes review (IPR) are valid and proper despite the inclusion of...more
In our earlier blogs, we previously discussed when to file an amendment, when not to file an amendment, and the procedural guidelines for filing amendments pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 316(d)(1). Below are four tips for improving...more
On November 27th, Acting Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge Jacqueline Bonilla presented a webinar on the PTAB’s proposed Motion to Amend pilot program. In October 2018, the Patent Office published a request for...more
The new procedures could be in place before the end of 2018 with far-reaching effects for both patent owners and petitioners. Key Points: ..The new procedures allow a patent owner to file a motion to amend six weeks...more
Changes may be coming to Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced recently that it is launching an initiative to reform PTAB proceeding rules. The...more
Several recent court decisions have shed light on the patent agent privilege, and now the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is seeking to weigh-in on the issue....more
Privity and real party-in-interest (RPI) issues have become important, sometimes case determinative, for petitioners filing post-grant challenges such as inter partes reviews and covered business method reviews. The U.S....more
PTAB Update on Inter Partes Review - On August 19, 2015, the Director of the USPTO released a blog post reporting on the state of post-grant review proceedings created by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 and...more
On August 19, 2015, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a proposal to amend the existing rules of practice for inter partes review (IPR), post-grant review (PGR), the transitional program for covered...more
On August 19, 2015, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced another set of proposed changes to the rules governing Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) trial proceedings under the America Invents Act (AIA)....more
Patent owners can include expert testimony with a preliminary response. The Patent Office (Office) conducted a nationwide listening tour in April and May of 2014 to gauge the effectiveness of the rules governing...more
On August 19, 2015, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“Office”) presented proposed amendments to the rules governing trial practice for inter partes review, post-grant review, transitional post-grant review for...more
The America Invents Act (AIA) was enacted into law on September 16, 2011. A major provision of the AIA provided for a number of post grant proceedings to be heard by the rebranded Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). ...more
In just the second instance since America Invents Act (AIA) / post-grant reviews became available, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) allowed a patent owner to substitute new claims in its patents in the course...more