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En Banc Federal Circuit Considering Whether 1-Year IPR Time Bar Is Appealable, <i>PTAB Litigation Blog</i>

En Banc Federal Circuit Considering Whether 1-Year IPR Time Bar Is Appealable, PTAB Litigation Blog

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As we reported earlier, the Federal Circuit decided in January 2017 to rehear en banc whether the PTAB’s findings regarding 35 U.S.C. § 315(b)’s one year bar can be reviewed on appeal. Wi-Fi One v. Broadcom Corp. The Federal Circuit directed the parties to brief the following question:

Should this court overrule Achates Reference Publishing, Inc. v. Apple Inc., 803 F.3d 652 (Fed. Cir. 2015) and hold that judicial review is available for a patent owner to challenge the PTO’s determination that the petitioner satisfied the timeliness requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 315(b) governing the filing of petitions for inter partes review?

Read the full article at ptablitigationblog.com.