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Prior art searches play a critical role in shaping effective scientific intellectual property strategies. This article, originally published by CAS, highlights the importance of thorough analysis to ...
Reuters: USPTO restricts prior art that can be used in inter partes reviews
- Acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently issued a new policy memorandum that limits the types of prior art that may be used to challenge ...
USPTO restricts prior art that can be used in inter partes reviews
Law: Swearing Behind: Overcoming Asserted Prior Art in PTAB Proceedings, Part 2
This two-part article discusses the various legal and evidentiary requirements for antedating and removing prior art that patent owners should consider when their pre-AIA patents are challenged based ...
JD Supra: Federal Circuit Affirms That Published Patent Applications Are Prior Art in IPRs As Of Their Filing Dates, Not Their Publication Dates
Federal Circuit Affirms That Published Patent Applications Are Prior Art in IPRs As Of Their Filing Dates, Not Their Publication Dates
"Last week the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Lynk Labs v. Samsung, decided a prior art issue in one of the thornier aspects of determining dates when a reference can be considered prior art for ...
IPWatchdog: Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB Win for Apple, Finding Board Erred in Its Applicant-Admitted Prior Art Analysis
“While ‘reliance on AAPA in combination with prior art patents or printed publications is not dispositive of whether AAPA is included in the basis of a ground…what is dispositive are express ...