In two recent decisions (iRythm Technologies, Inc. v. Welch Allyn, Inc. and Klein Tools Inc., v Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp.), the Acting Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) exercised... Read more »
In a precedential decision, the Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) explained the proper application of its two-part framework for discretionary denial of inter partes review (IPR) and remanded... Read more »
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 »
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rescinded prior guidance regarding discretionary denial procedure during post-grant patent challenges at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) involving parallel district court or International... Read more »