WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office proposes modifications to the rules of practice for inter partes review (IPR) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The proposal aims to promote fairness, efficiency and predictability in patent disputes by focusing IPR proceedings on patent claims that have not been challenged in litigation or where litigation concluded at an early stage. The agency is proposing these practice rules to concentrate in  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have revised the practice rules for inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The proposed revisions aimed to modify existing PTAB precedent and guidance regarding the Director's discretion to institute IPRs and PGRs. The amendments included changes related to serial petitions, parallel petiti  more