What are less expensive ways to challenge patents? As a patent attorney, it’s my job to protect innovation. Innovation is wonderful, but so is fair competition. Competition, in general, is good for consumers because it raises the level of quality and lowers prices. Fair competition respects the valid IP rights of innovators. Just as there […]
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Is IPR (Inter Partes Review) a Better Way to Defend a Patent Infringement Lawsuit?
Inter Partes Review, or IPR, is a mini-trial held before the USPTO’s Patent and Trial Appeal Board (PTAB) to cancel specific claims of a patent on the grounds of invalidity – i.e., that the patent claims nothing new in view of the prior art. The timeframe, scope of discovery and costs of an IPR are significantly lesser than those […]