The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) modifying the rules of practice for inter partes reviews (IPRs) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), with the stated goal being “to focus inter partes review proceedings on patent claims that have not previously been challenged in litigation or where prior litigation was resolved at an early stage.”
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