Law360, San Diego (February 14, 2012, 3:38 PM ET) -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s new rules for post-grant and inter partes reviews mandated under the America Invents Act are expected to set off a wave of discovery fights at the agency, according to intellectual property lawyers.
In an effort to weed out weak patents and reduce the costs of patent litigation, the USPTO last week proposed rules for administrative procedures to attack the validity of issued patents. Although the agency will be on the clock to complete a post-grant or inter partes review by...
USPTO Patent Review Rules To Trigger Discovery Battles
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