No Showing that Conference Poster Constituted a Printed Publication
By: Doug Pearson – The PTAB considers whether a poster presentation shown at a scientific conference qualifies as a printed publication for prior-art purposes in IPR.
Federal Circuit Continues To Address Transitional IPR Appeals Post-SAS
By: Dave Maiorana – The Federal Circuit considered three pre-SAS Institute PTAB decisions based on partial institution where neither party sought “SAS-based relief.”
Federal Circuit Grants Rehearing and Remands IPR to PTAB post-SAS
By: Geoffrey K. Gavin – The Federal Circuit considers a post-grant rehearing request in view of SAS Institute, where the PTAB’s final written decision addressed only some claims.
Major Patent Offices Meet to Discuss Adoption of AI Tools
By: Carl A. Kukkonen and Matt Johnson – Heads of the IP5, the World’s Five Largest Intellectual Property Offices, meet to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence.
Winner’s Playbook: Behind The Scenes Of The SAS Case
By: Greg Castanias, David Cochran, and John Marlott – Three Jones Day partners explain how they took the SAS Institute case to the Supreme Court and changed the U.S. patent system.