PTAB Erred in Instituting Inter Partes Review on Ground Not Asserted by Petitioners
Last week, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit released a precedential decision holding, inter alia, that the USPTO…
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USPTO Initiatives lead to the Quickest Issuance of First Actions Since 2002
Each year, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) publishes a comprehensive document detailing statistics, achievements, and future goals…
What Happens to Claim Scope When “Comprise” and “Consists Of” Are Used Together in the Same Claim?
On January 7, 2020, in Amgen Inc. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, the CAFC decided that the open ended term “comprising” controlled,…
You say “potato,” USPTO says … “dough”: when the broadest reasonable interpretation is unreasonable
The USPTO examiners use the broadest reasonable interpretation (BRI) when construing claims during examination of patent applications. The BRI standard…
USPTO issues two precedential decisions on inter partes review and prior art
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC” or “Federal Circuit”) recently issued two precedential decisions on…
Happy Halloween! A Brief History and a Few Patents associated with Halloween
Here is a quick look at the history behind Halloween and a few fun inventions that we all turn to…