PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION

Enforcing or defending your intellectual property rights as a patent owner or petitioner may involve complex trial proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Litigation before the PTAB has become increasingly popular, primarily due to the speed and lower cost of the trials, as compared to district court litigation. But the rules and procedures are new and evolving, offering both greater challenges and opportunities to those who understand them.