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2021 Post-Grant Report

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

10 YEARS AFTER THE AMERICA INVENTS ACT (AIA), THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD (PTAB) ENDURES. After a heady 2020, 2021 proved to be a return to normalcy for the PTAB. While there was significant excitement early in the year about how the Supreme Court would rule in Arthrex , its decision in June mostly maintained the status quo. Download a PDF.