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PKHがNCPPのダイバーシティチャンピオンに認定される

ペリラ ノックス アンド ヒルデブラント法律事務所は、米国特許実務評議会(NCPP)より、PKHが "ダイバーシティ・チャンピオン "として認定されたことをお知らせします。PKHは、Meta、IBM、JPMorgan Chase & Co.、Venable LLP、Eatonなどと共に、ダイバーシティチャンピオンに認定されました。

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USPTO Proposes Changes to AIA Trial Rules

The USPTO has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with three proposed amendments to the AIA trial rules. The Office is proposing to amend 37 C.F.R. §§  42.108(a) and 42.208(a) to be consistent with the Supreme Court’s decision in SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu holding that the former practice of partial institutions was improper.

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Recent Precedential PTAB Decisions - May 2019

The Board’s Precedential Opinion Panel has been hard at work designating several decisions as precedential. According to the Board’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), the Precedential Opinion Panel issues a precedential decision only for issues of exceptional importance involving policy or procedure. A precedential decision is binding Board authority in matters involving similar facts or issues.

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IPR Instituted on Art Considered During Examination After Finding the Examiner Misunderstood the Reference

Under 35 U.S.C. § 325(d), the Board has the discretion to deny an IPR petition if “the same or substantially the same prior art or arguments” were presented during prosecution or in another proceeding. As discussed in an earlier post, the Board may weigh several factors when determining whether to exercise its discretion and deny an IPR petition under § 325(d).

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