by Sarah Geers | May 26, 2021 | Amendment Practice, Federal Circuit Appeal
By Sarah Geers – Claims added or amended during inter partes review (“IPR”) do not become part of a patent until the Patent Office officially says so by issuing an IPR certificate under 35 U.S.C. § 318(b). The patentee needs more than a Final Written Decision...
by Sarah Geers | Apr 23, 2021 | PTAB Trial Basics
By Sarah Geers – On April 11, 2021, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) held a Boardside Chat webinar to discuss remote hearings in AIA trials and ex parte appeals. The discussion featured panelists Lead judges Georgianna Braden and Jessica Kaiser, Deputy...