by S. Christian Platt | Aug 13, 2025 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Chris Hodge and S. Christian Platt – On July 18, 2025, Scott R. Boalick, Chief Administrative Patent Judge for the Patent Trials and Appeals Board (“PTAB”), announced that, absent good cause, the PTAB will issue a Notice of Filing Date Accorded within 14 days from...
by S. Christian Platt | Jun 10, 2025 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Stay, Trial Institution
By Sabrina Bellantoni & S. Christian Platt – The Patent Trial and Appeals Board (“PTAB”) recently denied institution of an inter partes review (“IPR”), exercising its discretion under 35 U.S.C. § 314(a) and Apple Inc. v. Fintiv Inc., IPR2020-00019 (PTAB Mar....
by S. Christian Platt | Dec 2, 2024 | Amendment Practice, PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics
By Adam J. Cook, Kristen VandeVoort,* Daniel Sloan, and Christian Platt – On October 18, 2024, the USPTO’s final rule regarding Motion to Amend (“MTA”) practice and procedures in trial proceedings under the America Invents Act became effective. The rule makes...
by S. Christian Platt | Dec 20, 2020 | Amendment Practice
By Megan McKnelly* and S. Christian Platt – On December 3, 2020, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) released data regarding the usage and success rates of its Motion to Amend (“MTA”) Pilot Program (“Pilot”). All PTAB cases instituted on or after March...
by S. Christian Platt | Feb 21, 2019 | Trial Institution
By Jihong Lou, Christian Platt, and Tom Ritchie Last April, in SAS Institute, Inc. v. Iancu, 138 S. Ct. 1348 (2018), the Supreme Court held that after instituting an inter partes review, the PTAB must decide the patentability of all of the claims the petitioner has...
