Tag Archives: PTAB

USPTO Announces Fast-Track Ex Parte Appeals Pilot Program

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Warren Woessner

July 1, 2020 USPTO Press Release: “WASHINGTON — The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced plans for the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to begin accepting petitions for expedited resolution of ex parte appeals. The ‘Fast-Track … Continue reading →

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Hulu v. Soundview Innovations – the Shifting Sands of Printed Publications

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Warren Woessner

In Hulu v Soundview Innovations, IPR2018-01039, the PTAB was faced with the question of whether or not a certain textbook was a “printed publication” that was “publicly available” and so qualified as prior art against U.S. Pat. No. 5,806,062 – … Continue reading →

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Federal Circuit Rules that PTAB Judges are Unconstitutionally Appointed

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Warren Woessner

In Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., Appeal No. 2018-2140 (Fed. Cir., Oct. 31, 2019), a three Judge Fed. Cir. panel of Moore, Reyna and Chen took a deep dive into the appointments clause of the constitution and held … Continue reading →

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Cutting Through the Patent Thicket – The Little Bill that Couldn’t

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Warren Woessner

A bill was recently proposed to “reduce the improper issuance of patents that improperly extend the term of exclusivity afforded a new drug or biological product.” The bill would amend the patent statutes (s. 253 or title 35) for add … Continue reading →

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