Intellectual Property
Jan. 15, 2021
Inventors urge block of patent reviews until rulemaking process is completed
Despite claims that an injunction would bring an essential cog in the patent review system to a halt, U.S. Inventor argued that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s failure to conduct a notice and comment period under procedural requirements to implement new rules led to ambiguity over when the agency has the discretionary authority to deny patent review.
An inventors' group urged a federal judge in San Jose Thursday to temporarily block the Patent Trial and Appeal Board from granting new reviews until it finishes a formal rulemaking process.
Despite claims that an injunction would bring an essential cog in the patent review system to a halt, U.S. Inventor argued that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's failure to conduct a notice and comment period under procedural requirements t...
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