by John Marlott | Jul 18, 2023 | Amendment Practice, PTAB News
By John Wright and John Marlott – The USPTO hosted a “Boardside Chat” on June 15, 2023, to discuss the Motion to Amend Pilot Program, including the recent call for public input on the PTAB’s existing claim amendment procedures and potential rule changes. The...
by John Marlott | Jun 23, 2023 | Amendment Practice, PTAB News
By John Wright and John Marlott – The USPTO continues to seek public feedback on PTAB procedures and potential rule changes. In addition to soliciting comments on the many proposed rule changes announced on April 21, 2023, the USPTO also recently issued a...
by John Marlott | Jan 5, 2023 | Amendment Practice, PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics
By Sachin Patel and John Marlott – The Federal Circuit has upheld the PTAB’s relatively liberal approach to proposed claim amendments in an IPR, holding that so long as a proposed substitute claim includes an amendment made in response to an...
by John Marlott | Oct 6, 2022 | Amendment Practice, PTAB News
By John Marlott – The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has again extended the Motion to Amend (MTA) Pilot Program at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The MTA Pilot Program provides a patent owner who files a motion to amend in a trial...
by Matthew Johnson | Aug 3, 2022 | Amendment Practice, PTAB News
By Lauren Kim,* Jen Bachorik, and Matt Johnson – On June 1, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (“PTAB”) decisions in ClearOne, Inc. v. Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc. regarding...
by Sarah Geers | Oct 22, 2021 | Amendment Practice, Estoppel, PTAB News, Standing, Stay
By Sarah Geers – We recently reported on bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Patrick Leahy (D) and John Cornyn (R) to significantly revamp certain features of the America Invents Act (AIA), ten years after its debut. This proposed legislation,...
