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Supplemental Examination Rules Issued by USPTO
New Mechanism to Cleanse Inequitable Conduct Yesterday, the USPTO issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making to outline the procedures for conducting supplemental examination (here). (See the earlier...
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Is Supplemental Examination a Risk Worth Taking?
In re Tanaka Decision Likely to Drive Two-Part Supplemental Examination Filing Strategy During yesterday’s Strafford Legal webinar on the topic, I explained that Supplemental Examination (SE) is a...
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USPTO Justifies Supplemental Examination Guidelines
Item of Information Limit Accounts for Practical Realities Supplemental Examination (SE) is a mechanism of the AIA that is designed to effectively cure inequitable conduct via a new post grant...
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Enhanced Patent Reexamination Speed Coming Soon?
Reduction in Incoming Requests & Inter Partes Workload to Free Up Resources Much attention has been given to the contested proceedings of the newly formed Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB)...
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USPTO Proposes Revising Fees for Post Grant Patent Proceedings
Proposal Apportions Post Grant Patent Trial Fees Into Petition & Trial Phases As I predicted in early August, the USPTO has announced a proposal to apportion the filing fees for the new post grant...
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Supplemental Examination….Who Needs It?
Tepid Demand for New Proceeding Supplemental Examination (SE) is a new mechanism of the AIA designed to effectively cure inequitable conduct via a new post grant proceeding of the USPTO. The new...
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Post Grant Buzz – Spring 2013
Robust Filings Reported for Some AIA Proceedings Late last week, the USPTO issued a Final Rule to implement the Technical Amendment to the America Invents Act (AIA). The Notice essentially revises 37...
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Patentee Tactic for Looming PTAB Patent Challenges
Preemptive Filing May Provide More Patentee Flexibilty in Amending Prior to the AIA, some patentees would preemptively challenge their own patents in an ex parte reexamination proceeding in the hopes...
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USPTO Changes Extension of Time Practice in Patent Reexamination &...
No-Cause Extensions Available for Patent Owner/Director Initiated Post Grant Patent Proceedings Tucked away in last week’s Federal Register Notice is a significant change to patent...
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