By Don Wang If you spent this past summer looking forward to the most recent Fantastic Four movie, I am deeply sorry for the utter disappointment. However, if you have been following the news of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) instead, this has been a truly great summer! Following the roll-out of the American Invents Act, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) started to solicit public comments for a proposed rule change package for trials before the PTAB and has proposed a pilot program to have a single Administrative Patent Judge determine the institution of an Inter Partes Review. New Proposed Rules on PTAB Trials On August 19, the USPTO published the highly anticipated proposals to amend the rules for practice before the PTAB, including the Inter Partes Review, the Post-Grant Review, the Covered Business Review and the Derivation Proceeding. Among a wide range of issues related to PTAB trial implementations, the most notable issues include the claim…
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