RPI Privity

PatentsPostGrant.com Webinar this Wednesday

By Scott McKeown on September 17, 2019

September Webinar to Focus on RPI/Privy Issues

The September edition of the PatentsPostGrant.com webinar series will be held this Wednesday September 18th@ 2-3PM (EST). The September program is entitled Avoiding PTAB Pitfalls: Indemnification & Joint/Common Interest Agreements.

The webinar will explore the increasing complexities of real party in interest (RPI) and privity determinations before…

PTAB Determines that RPI Designation is Not a Statutory Requirement After All

By Scott McKeown on April 16, 2019

Precedent Indicates Mistaken RPI Correctable Without Date Reset

A few weeks back I pointed out that the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) had changed its position on whether or not a new RPI designation requires a resetting of the petition filing date. It has now made that determination precedential, along with two other decisions on the topic.
Continue Reading PTAB Determines that RPI Designation is Not a Statutory Requirement After All