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Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2022 Decisions

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 2/8/2023

As part of the recovery from the global COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit took steps to return to normal operations. It began requiring live oral arguments in August 2022 and, by November,...more

2021 PTAB Year in Review: Analysis & Trends: Developments in Antedating Asserted Art at the PTAB

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 3/14/2022

USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decisions in 2021 show that antedating a prior-art reference remains a viable option to knock out a ground in an inter partes review (IPR) petition—patent owners were successful in...more

2021 PTAB Year in Review: Analysis & Trends

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 3/7/2022

[co-author: Jamie Dohopolski] Love it or hate it, ignore the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) at your peril. The introduction of the PTAB as part of the America Invents Act over ten years ago has forever changed...more

PTAB Publishes Updated AIA Trial Practice Guide

Jones Day on 8/13/2018

The USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has published an update to the AIA Trial Practice Guide (TPG) containing additional guidance about trial practice before the Board. The USPTO published the original TPG in...more

PTAB Strategies and Insights - July 2018: The Board Opines On Where The Line Is On Sanctionable Behavior During Deposition

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 7/30/2018

Following up on our article on depositions the Board recently denied a motion for sanctions by the Patent Owner, which alleged that the Petitioner’s questioning during deposition exceeded the scope of the witness’s...more

USPTO's New Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules Take Effect Soon

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass on 12/7/2016

Next month, the procedural rules governing trademark registration disputes are changing. They present new strategic considerations for brand owners protecting their trademark rights. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board...more

Trademark Red Tape: Incoming Fee Increases And Sweeping TTAB Rule Changes

Foley Hoag LLP - Making Your Mark on 6/7/2016

Disparaging Marks Still Held in Abeyance. As an update to our last Trademark Red Tape, the USPTO, which has now filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court in In re Tam with respect to the...more

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Summer 2015

Fenwick & West LLP on 10/1/2015

28 U.S.C. § 1782: A Powerful Tool in Global Disputes - As the number and complexity of cross-border and multi-jurisdictional disputes increase, companies can use 28 U.S.C. § 1782 to obtain evidence from U.S.-based...more

Post-Grant Proceedings: The Top Seven Things You Should Know About the Proposed Rule Changes

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 8/26/2015

On August 20th, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published proposed rules that would amend the consolidated set of rules currently governing Inter Partes Reviews, Post-Grant Reviews, Covered Business Method Reviews, and...more

Know Them Before They are Famous (or at least final): The Latest USPTO Proposed Rule Changes

Bracewell LLP on 8/25/2015

On August 19, 2015, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released proposed rule changes for trials before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The proposed rule changes were made in response to input...more

USPTO makes changes to AIA post grant proceedings

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 4/20/2015

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be making a series of rule changes to America Invents Act reviews. Some will be effective immediately, others will be implemented in phases. The rule changes are a direct response to...more

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