IPRs Are Not Time Barred by an Earlier ITC Complaint, PTAB Litigation Blog
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Since their introduction as part of the America Invents Act, Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs) have proven to be a powerful tool for parties accused on patent infringement. One important constraint on their deployment is a one year limit to filing an IPR request after a party is accused of patent infringement. Recent decisions by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) clarify that only a district court action, not an ITC complaint, will trigger this one year bar.
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