The PTAB Provides More Guidance on Denying Petitions with Parallel District Court Proceedings
By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20
On December 17, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) designated as precedential two decisions concerning the PTAB’s discretion under 35 U.S.C. § 314(a) to deny institution of an inter partes review (IPR) when there is a parallel district court proceeding. The PTAB analyzes this issue using a set of factors—referred to as the Fintiv factors......
By: Bass, Berry & Sims PLC