PTAB Chair Examines Revisions to America Invents Act Guidelines
IP litigation partner Scott McKeown (Washington, D.C.) was quoted in articles published August 10 – 14 in Bloomberg Law, World Intellectual Property Review, IP Pro Patents and Law360 on the Patent and Trademark Office revising its practice guide for validity challenges before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Mr. McKeown explains that among the changes patent owners now get the final word in responding to the petitioner’s arguments.
The WIPR and IP Pro Patents articles include comments from his “Patents Post-Grant” blog post titled “Patent Owners to Get Last Word at PTAB – Starting Now.”