ARE Patent Law Alert:
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Rule Changes

On Tuesday, May 19, 2015, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office amended the rules of practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). These rules clarify and correct many of the procedural aspects of the inter partes review, post-grant review, transitional program for business method patents, and derivation proceedings governed by the 2011 Leahy-Smith […]

Effectively Sourcing and Diligencing an IP Investment

Over the past year, patents and other intellectual property have received more and more attention. The Supreme Court last term issued six patent decisions, plus two copyright decisions and a Lanham Act decision. This increased interest is part and parcel with the importance that intellectual property plays in our nation’s economy. However, with all these […]