Intellectual Property
Oct. 5, 2012
Companies raced to challenge patents before law changed
Companies hoping to challenge the validity of patents raced to prepare petitions to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in the weeks leading up to mid-September, when the rules on such challenges changed dramatically.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Attorneys hoping to challenge the validity of patents raced to prepare petitions to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in the weeks leading up to mid-September, when the rules on such challenges changed dramatically.
The new system is expected to expedite the process, raise costs and make it more like a trial - with discovery, hearings and a panel of three judges.
In the six days befor...
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