Interim Procedure News Today

The European Patent Convention (EPC), as applied by the European Patent Office (EPO), is one of the main sources of law of the Unified Patent Court Agreement. The procedure of the Unified Patent Court..

On July 17, 2023, the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (“PTAB”) exercised its discretion under 35 U.S.C. § 314(a) to deny institution of an inter partes review petition based on the...

On June 15, 2023, the USPTO issued a Final Rule on the Standardization of the Patent Term Adjustment Statement Regarding Information Disclosure Statements.

The USPTO recently designated CommScope Techs. LLC. v. Dali Wireless, Inc. and Nested Bean, Inc. v. Big Beings Pty Ltd. as precedential PTAB decisions. Both decisions were before the...

Companies subject to allegations of patent infringement have a strong interest in the outcome and review of post-grant patent challenges. Docket Navigator reports that the number of...

Recently, USPTO Director Kathi Vidal stated that she is rethinking the Director Review process and is considering updating the current guidance on Director Review.

USPTO Director Considers Changes to Director Review Process - Recently, USPTO Director Kathi Vidal stated that she is rethinking the Director Review process and is...

On September 21, 2022, Director Vidal delivered a letter to Senators Hirono and Tillis, discussing sanctions that USPTO may impose on parties for misconduct or abuse of the IPR process.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued updated interim guidance on when the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Board) may deny review of patents based on parallel litigation, which...

On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, Katherine Vidal, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), issued two separate...