Stephen A. Brookman Senior IP Attorney

The newspace industry is seeing an increase in space launches and new entrants to the field. Companies engaged in this progressive market need to protect the tech innovations that give them a competitive edge.

Perkins Coie is marking the fourth anniversary of inter partes review (IPR) with a report focused on the changes and progress of IPR proceedings, particularly since September 2015. As IPR proceedings have become more familiar during the past four years, growing clarity on many issues has resulted from decisions by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Click here to read the full report.

The U.S. Patent Office’s Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB) has recently changed the way it interprets a crucial requirement for initial petitions for Inter Partes and Covered Business Method Reviews.