Challenged Director-To-PTAB Instructions Did Not Require Notice-And-Comment Rulemaking
APPLE INC. v. SQUIRES Before Lourie, Taranto, and Chen. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Summary: Challenged instructions that the PTO’s Director gave...
USPTO Director to Consider U.S. Manufacturing and Small Business Status When Instituting or Denying IPR and PGR Petitions
Key Takeaways Effective immediately, the USPTO will consider whether a patent challenger’s accused products or a patent owner’s products are manufactured in the United States as additional factors in the...
One Battle After Another: Broad Institute Wins at PTAB in CRISPR Dispute
Key Takeaways: Interference proceedings, though increasingly rare, are heavily evidence-based and determine which party is the first inventor when two or more applicants claim the same patentable invention. Sometimes, an...