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USPTO Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking On Discretionary Denial, Serial and Parallel Petitions, and Settlement

JD Supra Law

On April 19, 2024, the USPTO issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Notice”) regarding discretionary denial in post-grant proceedings and other issues. The Notice addresses stakeholder feedback responsive to the USPTO’s October 2020 Request for Comments and its April 2023 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. By: Jones Day

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Where are the New PTAB Rules?

LexBlog IP

ANPRM an Unnecessary Slog to a Small Rule Package It has been almost a year since the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) released its Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on AIA trial practices. all of the controversial topics have been dropped). Maybe …the clock on the Vidal administration is ticking.

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PTAB Updates and Expands the Director Review Process and Offers Transparency in Ex parte Appeals

LexBlog IP

The process has yet to be formalized via traditional notice and comment rulemaking, though someday, perhaps, it will. The memo includes a discussion of the following topics, among others: Instances where the Board will not decide all appealed issues. Arthrex, Inc. , But appealing is time- and resource-intensive.