PTABWatch Blog
http://www.ptabwatch.com/author/jwarriner/PTABWatch, provided by Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP, analyzes and reports recent developments concerning Post-Grant Proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), including Inter Partes Review (IPR), Post Grant Review (PGR), and Covered Business Method (CBM) proceedings.
Recent Blog Posts
- Petitioners’ Replies May Respond to Newly Raised Claim Constructions Can a petitioner’s reply in an IPR proceeding present new arguments and evidence responding to a proposed claim construction first raised in the patent owner’s response? In Axonics, Inc. v. Medtronic, Inc., Nos. 2022-1532, 2022-1533 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 7, 2023), the Federal Circuit answered in the affirmative, vacating the PTAB’s final written decision of no unpatentability and remanding for further proceedings. PTAB Disregards New Arguments and Evidence First Raised in Reply Axonics filed two IPR petitions challenging as anticipated or obvious certain... More