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Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings are limited to prior art challenges for printed prior art. Although prior art typically includes drawings that illustrate physical structures, the description of those drawings may only discuss what is illustrated and…
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decides petitions to institute post-grant proceedings, including inter partes reviews (IPRs). PTAB institution decisions, as contrasted with the merits of any final written decision, are nonappealable. Despite the…
This week, Patexia Data Science team analyzed nearly four years of data to find the 25 most active IPR petitioners. From September 2012 through June 2016, more than 1,100 unique petitioners filed 4,704 IPR challenges. However, the top 25 petitioners were…
Inter partes reviews are the new hotbed of patent litigation. Filed at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, IPRs take down bad patents and eliminate them from the courts. Every accused infringer gets the chance to…
The Inter Partes Review (IPR) and Covered Business Method (CBM) procedures were enacted on September 16, 2012. Since then, the PTAB has released data on a monthly basis to illustrate the trends in the various petitions and which technology areas were most…
Since the America Invents Act (AIA) became effective on September 16, 2012, the Inter-Partes Review (IPR) has drawn significant attention. Additionally, discussion has focused on how the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has become the “patent…
Is it any wonder why patents are widely despised and holders mistrusted? Patents and other IP rights have been caught in the perfect storm of anger towards the government, the entitled, and ideas too complex to fathom on Instagram. Patents are difficult to…
Seventy-one percent of patent claims for which inter partes review are instituted are canceled. You knew that. You knew your patent was subject to IPR cancelation by broadest reasonable construction. You knew your patent was subject to cancelation by…
2015 has been an interesting year in the IP space. Aggressive lobbying has kept patent reform in the spotlight in both Congress and the media, with the patent troll narrative adding a sensational element and keeping the story fresh. But as the end of the…
Inclusion of a “covenant not to challenge” clause in a patent license agreement has until recently been seen by licensors as crucial to protecting the validity and value of their rights. Without it, nothing prevents a licensee from attempting…
The days of fight or settle are over for companies facing patent litigation. During the last several years, the US patent landscape has shifted dramatically, opening up an entire ecosystem of new solutions for companies dealing with accusations of patent…
Over the past few years, patent reform has rapidly escalated from a niche debate to a hot topic making headlines in the US and around the world. Fervor surrounding the business models of so called “patent trolls” and major lobbying efforts from…
