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Two IPR Decisions Involving 35 U.S.C. § 325(d) Designated Informative

  • March 26, 2018
  • Robert Gravois

On March 21, 2018, the Board designated as "informative decisions" two PTAB decisions in which review was denied under 35 U.S.C. § 325(d). According to the Board's standard operating procedures, an informative decision provides guidance on (1) Board norms on…

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PTAB Designates Three Decisions Regarding 35 U.S.C. § 325(d) as Informative Opinions

  • December 9, 2017
  • Robert Gravois

The Board has designated three decisions as "informative" to provide guidance to parties as to how it may deny IPR petitions that rely on prior art or arguments that have already been considered by the Patent Office. When determining whether…

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Robert Gravois is a partner at Thomas | Horstemeyer LLP with extensive experience in patent office proceedings, including inter partes review (IPR), covered business method (CBM), reexamination, and interference proceedings. He has represented clients in proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, in federal district courts throughout the country, and at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Learn more.

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