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PTAB Updates on Post Grant Filings & Decreasing Backlog
USPTO Post Grant & PTAB Updates
In recent weeks the USPTO has issued updates on various aspects of post grant patent practice and PTAB performance. The PTAB reports that their significant backlog has not only stopped growing, but will soon begin shrinking thanks to the increased hiring of administrative patent judges (APJs). With a typical ex parte application appeal pending 2-3 years in many cases, this is welcome news for appellants. (presentation here)
On the post grant side, an update was provided on patent reissue practice. The presentation mostly recapped recent case law developments and changes to oath practice. (presentation here)
An update was also provided from the PTAB Trial Section on the patentability trials of the America Invents Act (AIA). Read the rest of this entry »
