by Matthew Johnson | Oct 14, 2016 | PTAB News
By Matt Johnson (profile) On September 21st, Director Michelle Lee made comments regarding the America Invents Act five years on at an anniversary event at the Rayburn Building. Regarding PTAB trials, Director Lee stated: The AIA also created a new Patent Trial and...
by Matthew Johnson | Oct 13, 2016 | Final Written Decisions, Petitions, PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Matt Johnson (profile) The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has released AIA trial filing and disposition numbers for August 2016. Filings remained near the 150 mark, with 143 total trials being requested in August, 136 of those being requests for Inter Partes Review....
by Jones Day's PTAB Team | Oct 6, 2016 | PTAB News
On September 30, 2016, the USPTO issued a press release seeking comments on proposed patent fee adjustments. The announcement notes that the proposed increases include several PTAB AIA trial fees, “aimed at better aligning these fees with the USPTO’s costs...
by Jones Day's PTAB Team | Sep 27, 2016 | PTAB News
The PTAB Bar Association has launched and is now accepting new members. The PTAB Bar Association (www.ptabbar.org) is an organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the professional and ethical standards among those who appear before the Patent Trial and Appeal...
