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CAFC Endorses PTAB Practice of Accepting Late RPI Designations

Statutory Petition Requirement Correctable Back in April I discussed the Patent Trial & Appeal Board’s (PTAB) evolving position that an updated RPI designation did not require a resetting of the petition filing date. That is, despite telling Congress…

June 27, 2019PTAB2 min read

Is RPI No Longer an Issue at the PTAB?

Recent Decisions Find Meeting of Statutory Requirement Subject to Agency Discretion A properly filed AIA trial trial petition must name all real-parties-in-interest (RPI). The RPI requirement is recited by a number of IPR statutes, 35 U.S.C. § 312(a);…

February 19, 2019PTAB5 min read