United States:
New Patent Review Process Shows Emerging Trends
17 September 2013
WilmerHale
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Originally published in the Los Angeles & San
Francisco Daily Journal, June 19, 2013
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has instituted a
new procedure with the potential to change the patent landscape.
The inter partes review (IPR) procedure took effect in September
2012. This procedure provides for a trial-like proceeding before
the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that review the
patentability of an issued patent based on certain novelty and
obviousness grounds.
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