Partner Kerry Taylor and Associates Daniel Kamkar and Joel Broussard co-authored, “IPR Appeals In 2017: The Pendency And Success Rates,” which was published in Law360.
Excerpt: Inter partes reviews are designed to quickly and efficiently settle patent validity disputes on novelty and obviousness. The timing for IPR proceedings is set forth by statute. Therefore, the overall time to reach a final written decision on validity is highly predictable — it takes approximately 18 months from the filing of an IPR petition to reach a final written decision.
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