by April Breyer Menon | Dec 31, 2023
This figure shows PGR institution rates by invalidity challenge type under §§ 101, 102, 103, and 112 (indefiniteness, written description, and enablement). Where there were multiple challenge types in a petition each was reviewed separately. Infrequently...
by April Breyer Menon | Dec 31, 2023
This figure shows Final Written Decision (FWD) outcomes for PGRs (N=108) and IPRs (N=4,825).[1] We also evaluated FWD outcomes for TC 1600 PGRs (N=31). The rate for FWD invalidation of all claims is similar for PGRs and IPRs, and is also relatively similar for...
by April Breyer Menon | Dec 31, 2023
This figure shows PGR FWD outcomes by invalidity challenge type under §§ 101, 102, 103, and 112 (indefiniteness, written description, and enablement). Where there were multiple challenge types in a petition each was reviewed separately. Infrequently raised...
by April Breyer Menon | Dec 31, 2023
This figure shows PGR overall outcomes by invalidity challenge type. Where there were multiple challenge types in a petition each was reviewed separately. Infrequently raised challenges such as improper narrowing of dependent claims, ornamentality and...
by April Breyer Menon | Feb 28, 2022
Since § 112 invalidity challenges are available in PGRs we compared PGR § 112 challenge outcomes for indefiniteness, written description and enablement to those challenges in district court (DC) litigations. For this analysis we reviewed district court...