Federal Circuit allows PTAB’s partial review of patents

11-02-2016

Federal Circuit allows PTAB’s partial review of patents

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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is not required to review all of the patent claims challenged by an opposing party in an inter partes review (IPR) petition, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled.


US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; USPTO; patents; IPR; Mentor Graphics; Synopsys; Patent Trial and Appeal Board; AIA

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