High Court Raises The Stakes At PTAB

By Justin Philpott and Eric Zelepugas (April 27, 2018, 5:22 PM EDT) -- In a 5-4 decision rejecting the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's practice of partial institutions of inter partes reviews, the U.S. Supreme Court placed strict statutory interpretation over PTAB efficiencies. What will be the ultimate impact of this case? Time will tell. The PTAB has provided some recent guidance as to some immediate changes. But beyond that, the stakes may be raised to an all-or-nothing game....

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