ARE Patent Law Alert:
USPTO Issues Final Rules For Implementing New Post-Issuance Patent Validity Proceedings Effective On September 16, 2012

(September 4, 2012)  Among the significant changes to the U.S. patent laws made by the America Invents Act are the introduction of new procedures for challenging the validity of issued patents before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”).  These new procedures are designed to permit petitioners to bring speedy challenges to patent validity in […]