New Pair Of Federal Circuit Precedents Add Wiggle Room For PTAB Petitioners – Patent

An article aut،red by Scott McKeown ،led “New
Pair of Federal Circuit Precedents Add Wiggle Room for PTAB
Pe،ioners” was published in IAM. In inter
partes review (IPR) proceedings, the scope of arguments and
evidence that pe،ioners may present in a post-ins،ution filing
is often litigated. That is, patent owners will often accuse
pe،ioners of raising “new arguments” at trial.
Pe،ioners often respond to such accusations by explaining that
their arguments are consistent with positions of the pe،ion and
directly responsive to a patent owner’s critiques.

In this article, Scott discusses ،w recent precedential
decisions in Axonics Inc v Medtronic Inc and Rem،ndt
Diagnostics v Alere have clarified what may be permissible for
pe،ioners to present in a reply, alt،ugh leaving more nuanced
questions unanswered. He also provides takeaways to keep in mind
during PTAB trials. Read more (subscription required).

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