PRECEDENTIAL: IPRs and Examination have Different Standards for Establishing a Printed Publication, PTAB Litigation Blog
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As was previously noted here, the PTAB recently designated one decision as precedential and four as informative concerning the necessary showing for proving up a reference as printed publication prior art. Here is an in depth review of the precedential decision, noting different handling of “printed publication” questions during patent application examination and IPRs.
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