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IPRs Are Not Time Barred By An Earlier ITC Complaint, PTAB Litigation Blog
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Since their introduction as part of the America Invents Act,
Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs) have proven to be a powerful tool for
parties accused on patent infringement. One important constraint on
their deployment is a one year limit to filing an IPR request after
a party is accused of patent infringement. Recent decisions by the
Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) clarify that only a district
court action, not an ITC complaint, will trigger this one year
bar.
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