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Successful Rehearing of WesternGeco LLC v. PGS Geophysical- What Went Right?, <i>PTAB Litigation Blog</i>

Successful Rehearing of WesternGeco LLC v. PGS Geophysical- What Went Right?, PTAB Litigation Blog

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Conventional wisdom endorses the view that petitioning for a rehearing of a Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("Board") final written decision is a waste of both attorney and client resources (i.e., time and money).  Does WesternGeco, L.L.C. v. PGS Geophysical AS,[1] representing a rare "win" for a petitioner in a rehearing of an inter partes review ("IPR") final written decision, suggest we should begin to rethink that conventional wisdom?

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