The AIA provides that a patent owner may file a motion to amend a patent during the course of an IPR, PGR, or CBM proceeding under 35 U.S.C. §§ 316(d)(1) or 326(d)(1) by cancelling a challenged patent claim or by proposing
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USPTO Proposes Changes to the Rules for Motions to Amend
The AIA provides that a patent owner may file a motion to amend a patent during the course of an IPR, PGR, or CBM proceeding under 35 U.S.C. §§ 316(d)(1) or 326(d)(1) by cancelling a challenged patent claim or by proposing
IPR and CBM Statistics for Final Written Decisions Issued in September 2019
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued 33 IPR and CBM Final Written Decisions in September, including decisions following remands from the Federal Circuit, cancelling 311 (73%) instituted claims while declining to cancel 111 (26.06%) instituted claims. Patent owners conceded
IPR and CBM Statistics for Final Written Decisions Issued in September 2019
IPR and CBM Statistics for Final Written Decisions Issued in September 2019
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued 33 IPR and CBM Final Written Decisions in September, including decisions following remands from the Federal Circuit, cancelling 311 (73%) instituted claims while declining to cancel 111 (26.06%) instituted claims. Patent owners conceded
IPR Estoppel Does Not Apply to Physical Products Described in Printed Publications Available During IPR
In Polaris Indus., Inc. v. Arctic Cat Inc., the court (District of Minnesota) held that defendant was not estopped under § 315(e)(2) from asserting three invalidity combinations involving physical vehicles, even though service manuals describing the physical vehicles had been
IPR Estoppel Does Not Apply to Physical Products Described in Printed Publications Available During IPR
In Polaris Indus., Inc. v. Arctic Cat Inc., the court (District of Minnesota) held that defendant was not estopped under § 315(e)(2) from asserting three invalidity combinations involving physical vehicles, even though service manuals describing the physical vehicles had been
Special Report – PTAB IPR Stats Over Time for Q2 2019
This special report explores IPR claim survival rates and the volume of issued final written decisions issued cumulatively through Q2 (June 30) 2019.Read more
Special Report – PTAB IPR Stats Over Time for Q2 2019
This special report explores IPR claim survival rates and the volume of issued final written decisions issued cumulatively through Q2 (June 30) 2019.
On a per-month basis, the survival rate for instituted claims reaching final written decisions in IPRs has
In Supplemental Examination, Discretion Is the Better Part of Valor
Decision: Supplemental Examination No. 96/000,096Read more