One year ago, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) that set forth several ideas related to America Invents Act (AIA) ...
May 02, 2024 - Inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) are frequent components of patent litigation disputes. The PTAB determines whether to institute a ...
“In depriving petitioners of an avenue to invalidate patent rights through IPR, the USPTO’s discretionary denial rules affect the private interests of infringement defendants, claims the brief.” ...