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Inter Party Review

Inter Partes Review Service

A patent inter partes review is a form of administrative trial. Inter partes review replaced inter partes re-examination as a method of challenging patentability at the Patent Office, which became accessible in 2012.

A petition for a patent review can be filed by anybody, who is not the patent owner. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) will decide whether to hold a trial or not. This will take roughly six months after the petition has been filed. If a trial is scheduled, the case will be completed within a year, with some exceptions.

The grounds for initiating an IPR are more limited than those for a PGR – a petitioner may only ask for the cancellation of one or more claims of a patent based on a ground that could be raised under USC 102 or 103, and only based on prior art that contains a set of patents or printed publications.

Why choose Wissen Research?

  • Our registered patent attorneys are well-versed in the fast-paced procedures, as well as the legal and technical complexities that come with representing clients in IPRs.
  • Our IP experts are vastly capable to handle numerous patent validity issues before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in inter partes review procedures (IPRs).
  • We regularly advise clients on both sides of the “v,” whether they are questioning the validity of a patent or defending against such challenges.