11 October 2018Patents

USPTO confirms that Phillips rule will replace BRI standard

The Phillips claim construction rule will replace the “broadest reasonable interpretation” (BRI) standard in America Invents Act proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), it has been confirmed.

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