One of the key innovations of the 2011 Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), 35 U. S. C. §100 et seq., was the creation of a novel type of “inter partes review” process (IPR), run by the ...

July 01, 2025 - On May 7, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit addressed a longstanding split among district courts concerning the scope of inter partes review ("IPR") estoppel.

You have been sued for patent infringement and decided to challenge the validity of the patent at inter partes review (“IPR”). The next major decision you need to make is “when?” Concurrent district ...

1. (SBU) Summary. This is the first of two cables to assist Washington, DC agencies in their Section 301 decision making for China. This cable focuses on non- enforcement related IPR issues, including ...

“In 2019, where the startup space is more crowded than ever, it is natural that India’s ecosystem will be rife with IPR infringement cases. This incessant problem is exemplified by the litany of cases ...

“Apple’s petitions challenging the ‘183 patent give patent owners reason to question whether PTAB precedential decisions denying institution based on multiple petitions carry any actual weight. It ...