USPTO Denies First Requests for Director Review of IPR Decisions After Arthrex
As a result of the recent Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Arthrex, Inc., the USPTO implemented an interim review…
PTAB Provides Guidance on Printed Publication Analysis
The PTAB periodically designates certain of its decisions as precedential or informative to provide guidance concerning Patent Office practice and…
PTAB Provides Two-Part Framework for Applying Becton Dickinson Factors Under § 325(d)
The PTAB has provided guidance on the standard for exercising its discretion to deny institution under § 325(d). The guidance…
Federal Circuit Overturns PTAB’s Precedential Opinion Panel: No Same Party or Issue Joinder Permitted
The Federal Circuit provided new guidance regarding the scope of joinder under 35 U.S.C. § 315(c). In Facebook, Inc. v.…
Federal Circuit Provides Further Guidance on Time-Barred IPR Petitions
An inter partes review may not be instituted if the petition requesting the proceeding is filed more than 1 year…
PTAB Issues Consolidated Trial Practice Guide
The PTAB has issued a consolidated edition of the AIA Trial Practice Guide. The consolidated edition incorporates the updates released…
The Federal Circuit Determines that the PTAB’s Scheme for Appointing Judges Is Unconstitutional
In Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., the Federal Circuit ruled that the manner by which Administrative Patent Judges…
Todd Walters to Discuss “Inter Partes Review Strategy” at CIPLA Meeting – October 24
Todd Walters, Chair of the firm’s Patent Office Litigation practice and Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property section, will speak at…
Precedential Decisions Offer Guidance on Bars to Institution
An inter partes review may not be instituted if, before the date on which the petition is filed, the petitioner…
Patexia Names Buchanan IP as a Top 5 IPR Firm
Patexia, an intellectual property company that performs analytical studies for IP-related issues, named Buchanan IP as a Top 5 law…
PTAB: Service of Complaint Triggers Statutory Bar Despite Lack of Standing
The PTAB has provided guidance on the circumstances that give rise to the time bar under 35 U.S.C. § 315(b) in…
Patent Office Releases Update to the AIA Trial Practice Guide
The USPTO has released an update to the Trial Practice Guide for AIA trial proceedings. The update revises the Trial…