#inter-partes-review

#inter-partes-review

USPTO's decision limits public access to challenge invalid patents, risking the proliferation of bad patents.

The petitioner's delay in challenging patents led to denial of inter partes review despite other favorable factors.

The Federal Circuit ruled patent owners lack a freestanding right to identify unnamed real parties in interest (RPIs) outside of IPR proceedings.

CAFC reversed PTAB ruling, stating AAPA cannot be solely used as a basis in determining patent unpatentability.