Everyone involved in patent practice in the US knows that all US patents can be subject to inter partes review (IPR). Administrative patent judges at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) are empowered to consider IPR petitions, evaluate the petitions and responses, and cancel the contested patents.
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9 May 2018 The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published a notice of proposed rulemaking to change the claim construction standard used in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings.