by Green Griffith | Jun 7, 2018 | Firm News
Green Griffith is pleased to announce that the firm has been nationally ranked by Managing Intellectual Property (2018) for “Life Sciences” and in Illinois for “Patent Contentious.” Green Griffith partners Robert Green, Christopher Griffith, Caryn Borg-Breen, Jeff...
by Green Griffith | May 22, 2018 | IP News
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a guidance document addressing the impact of the SAS Decision on Inter Partes Reviews. The PTAB’s guidance document outlines new procedures that will be followed in an Inter Partes Review (IPR) as a result of the U.S....
by Green Griffith | May 22, 2018 | IP News
SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu The U.S. Supreme Court overturned prior Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) practice, and requires a patentability determination to be reached for all non-disclaimed challenged claims if an Inter Partes Review (IPR) is instituted. This...
by Green Griffith | May 21, 2018 | IP News
Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Inter PartesReview (IPR) patent validity proceedings before the Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in its April 24, 2018, decision in the Oil States case....
by Green Griffith | May 17, 2018 | IP News
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on May 9, 2018, proposed changes to the claim construction standard for interpreting claims in Inter Partes Review (IPR), post-grant review (PGR), and the transitional program for covered business method patents...
