Independent Conception Sufficient to Defeat AIA Derivation Claim: Federal Circuit

In Global Health Solutions, LLC v. Selner, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its first decision reviewing a 35 U.S.C. § 135 Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011... Read more »

USPTO Announces Interim Process for Discretionary Denials in AIA Trials

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced an interim procedure for handling Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) discretionary denial decisions in America Invents Act (AIA) inter partes review (IPR)... Read more »

USPTO Issues Final Rule Regarding Representation in AIA Proceedings at PTAB

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a final rule updating existing rules governing who may practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in proceedings under the Leahy-Smith America... Read more »

ITC Correctly Found AIA Process Patent Invalid Based on Pre-Critical Date Sales: Federal Circuit

In Celanese Int’l Corp. v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that pre-critical date sales of products made using a secret process preclude patenting the... Read more »

USPTO Issues Final Rule for Motions to Amend Procedures in AIA Trials

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued its final rule for motions to amend procedures in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) trial proceedings under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA).... Read more »
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