Tag: America Invents Act
A Little More Than Forty Percent: Outcomes At The PTAB, District Court, and the EPO
In the run-up to Oil States, a frequent criticism by opponents of patent reform was that the PTAB was “unfair” and that it invalidated patents at a rate far higher than the district courts would i...
PTAB Will Continue To Double-Check Its Work—All Of It
Today, the Supreme Court issued two opinions in cases focused on the inter partes review (IPR) procedure. First, in Oil States v. Greene’s Energy Group, the Court upheld the constitutionality of I...
The Patent Examination Process Shouldn’t Be An Oversight
Director Iancu will be appearing for his first oversight hearing tomorrow, Wednesday, April 18. This follows on his recent speech at the Chamber of Commerce, at which he emphasized two areas of focu...
Like A Horror Movie Villain, The STRONGER Patents Act Returns
Since the STRONGER Patents Act was introduced last year, it’s basically been a dead topic. Maybe that’s because the bill would gut the extremely successful inter partes review procedure and ove...
“The Same Or Substantially The Same Prior Art Or Arguments”
Director Andrei Iancu has been making the rounds since his confirmation. In a recent interview, he suggested that “[t]here is, for sure, a perception problem in the IP community with the PTAB�...
Innovation Is Alive And Well—Patenting Activity
After examining the evidence for U.S. innovation as shown by startups and venture capital, and by R&D spending, I want to look at patenting activity—new patent applications and new patent grants...
A Big Day For The PTO—And A Good Day
On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in two separate cases regarding inter partes review (IPR)—Oil States v. Greene’s Energy and SAS Institute v. Matal. In both Oil States and SAS, the C...
Misleading Stats Lead To Misleading Testimony In Front Of Congress
Yesterday afternoon, the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet held a hearing on “Sovereign Immunity and the Intellectual Property System.” ...
Tribal Immunity May Not Be Wonder Drug For Allergan
This article was originally published on Law360 and is reprinted here.
You’ve probably already heard the story. Allergan PLC owns patents related to relieving dry eyes. These patents allegedly r...