Patent Trial and Appeal Board Canceled over 90% of Claims Decided in February and Often Relies on Extrinsic Evidence That May Be Entitled to Deference on Appeal

February was a particularly brutal month for patent owners before the Board. Considering only final written decisions, statistics show that the PTAB canceled over 90% of the IPR claims that reached Final Written Decision. Does this herald a greater trend, or just statistical anomaly?

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