Eldora Ellison Deborah Sterling

Eldora Ellison Deborah Sterling

January 29, 2013 | Inside Counsel

IP: Lessons learned from contested proceedings at the USPTO

Various stakeholders had questioned whether parties would be willing to use the new proceedings available before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to challenge patentability of issued patents.

By Eldora Ellison, Deborah Sterling

9 minute read

November 20, 2012 | Inside Counsel

IP: Options for contesting patentability at the USPTO

It has been roughly two months since the new inter partes review (IPR) and covered business method patent review (CBM) proceedings became available at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and some long-awaited questions are beginning to be answered.

By Eldora Ellison, Deborah Sterling

8 minute read