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Regents of the U. of Cal. v. Broad Inst. – “Just The Facts, Ma’am.”
The central theme in this interference decision involving U.S. Pat. No. 8,697,359 is the amount and type of evidence required to support the conception of an invention. Joe Friday wanted the witness to focus on the facts of the matter, … Continue reading
USPTO Publishes Interim Process for Director’s Review of PTAB Decisions
Information from the USPTO: [The USPTO’s] webpage houses useful information regarding the implementation of an interim Director review process in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings following Arthrex. Background On June 21, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a … Continue reading
Want an Expedited Decision on your Appeal? Use the USPTO’s Fast Track Appeals Pilot Program
Guest post from the USPTO: What is the Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program? Under the Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program, appellants can have their ex parte appeals advanced out of turn. Appellants simply file a petition to request fast-track review of their … Continue reading
Prosecution Guidance from the Fed. Cir. – How to Forfeit Arguments During Your Appeal
Guest post from Tim Bianchi. The Federal Circuit decided an appeal in an ex parte prosecution for Google last week, which may be of interest to patent prosecutors (In re Google Technology Holdings LLC, Appeal No. 2019-1828, November 13, 2020)). … Continue reading