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17 August 2018Patents

Dismissed infringement suits still subject to IPR time bar: Fed Circuit

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday ruled that an inter partes review (IPR) filing is still subject to a time limitation even if a previous patent infringement claim has been dismissed.

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