7 July 2020PatentsMuireann Bolger

PTAB can raise own arguments to block patent amendments

The US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) can put forward its own grounds for halting a petitioner’s bid to amend its patent during a validity trial, according to an agency leadership panel.

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