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Recent Trends In Inter Partes Review Estoppel

November 7, 2017  | Jon Gurka and James Smith

Knobbe Martens attorneys Jon Gurka and James Smith discuss recent district court rulings that have broadened the scope of IPR estoppel while they await the Supreme Court’s decision in SAS Institute Inc. v. Matal.

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