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April 17th, 2018Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda…A Combination is Not Obvious Simply Because it Could Have Been MadeAt one time or another, most practitioners have probably been faced with the contention by an Examiner that a claimed…Read More

October 16th, 2017Aqua Products, Inc. v. Matal: A Boon for Patent OwnersSince coming online September 16, 2012, inter partes review proceedings, or IPRs as they have become called, are widely regarded…Read More

June 20th, 2017After Almost Five Years of Inter Partes Review under AIA, is its Demise Near? The Supreme Court to Consider the Constitutionality of the Inter Partes Review Process under AIABefore the America Invents Act (AIA) was enacted into law on September 16, 2011, many legal scholars speculated on the…Read More

May 23rd, 2017A Brief Summary and Comparison of Inter Partes Review and Post Grant ReviewThere are three major mechanisms now available for a petitioner to challenge others’ granted patents: 1) inter partes review (IPR),…Read More

February 13th, 2017A Walkthrough of Supplemental ExaminationA Walkthrough of Supplemental Examination  Under the America Invents Act (AIA), a new post-grant proceeding (i.e., a proceeding available at…Read More