NHK-Fintiv: as PTAB denials mount, petitioners seek a remedy
Change is afoot at the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and—to the chagrin of petitioners—the pendulum has swung decidedly in favour of patent owners.
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23 September 2021 Plans are unfolding for new legislation to erode the power of the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board to reject inter partes reviews under the controversial NHK-Fintiv rule, Senator Patrick Leahy has announced.
3 November 2021 The US Patent Trial and Appeal Board's dependency on trial dates to help it determine whether to apply the controversial NHK-Fintiv rule to inter partes review petitions is flawed, according to research.
19 January 2022 The US Supreme Court has rejected bids by Apple and Mylan to overturn the NHK-Fintiv rule, but more challenges to the controversial directive favoured by the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board are likely, say lawyers.