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Compelling Merits Standard Features in Many of Nearly 14,000 Comments Filed in PTAB Practices ANPRM

IP Watchdog

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) practices, the agency had received nearly 14,000 comments.

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CAFC Says District Court Must Decide Whether Fintiv Required Notice-and-Comment Rulemaking

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Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director’s instructions to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) regarding discretionary denial practice under Apple Inc. were made without proper notice-and-comment rulemaking. Fintiv, Inc.

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Associate Casey Kraning Authors Article for The National Law Journal “Congress and the America Invents Act – An Update on Recent Developments in the Senate”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Read the full article in The National Law Journal. This article will compare certain provisions of these bills and discuss the potential impact they may have on post-grant practice should they be enacted, particularly in light of recent guidance from U.S. Tackling Discretionary Denials. PDF copy available.

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Fish Attorneys Nicholas Stephens and Casey Kraning Author Article in Westlaw Journal IP, “2022 Ushers in New Developments in the Patent Review Process”

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discuss recent post-grant developments at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The article examines the USPTO’s updated guidance regarding Fintiv , the Director review process, applicant admitted prior art, proposed legislation, and more. Read the full article at Westlaw Today. PDF copy available.

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How does the USPTO Decide the Discretionary Aspect of Institution?

Patently-O

In February 2021, US Inventor and others collectively sued the USPTO asking the court to order the USPTO to issue rulemaking regarding discretionary considerations at the institution stage of AIA Trials. Abuse of Discretion : Courts and administrators are often given discretionary authority to make decisions.

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PTAB Rule Ideas – The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

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Unnecessarily Ambitious Late last week the USPTO issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) that floated numerous rule proposals and requests for feedback — too numerous. Exclude PGR from discretionary denial based on parallel litigation? Fintiv as modified by the Director Memo of June 2022.