PTAB / Claim Amendments / Claim Construction / Federal Circuit
Alternative claim constructions are often presented in IPR proceedings. Addressing alternative constructions in the final written decision may help the PTAB avoid reversals on appeal. That was the case in Arendi v. Google, where the Federal Circuit rejected the PTAB’s primary claim construction but affirmed based on an alternative claim construction discussed in the decision. In […]
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PTAB / Claim Amendments / Federal Circuit / Post Grant Reviews
The Federal Circuit continues to show interest in the amendment process for PTAB proceedings. In addition to accepting In re Aqua Products for en banc review of the current standards for amending claims in PTAB proceedings, last week the Federal Circuit issued a decision in Veritas Tech. v. Veeam Software Corp., No. 2015-1894 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 30, […]
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PTAB / Claim Amendments / Federal Circuit / PTAB Procedures and Rules
On August 12, 2016, the Federal Circuit granted the petition for rehearing filed in In re Aqua Products Inc. and decided that its full panel of judges will consider the PTAB’s current practice for allowing (or, in most cases, not allowing) claim amendments. Amendments in PTAB proceedings are currently guided by the Informative Opinion issued in Idle Free Systems, Inc. v. Bergstrom, […]
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