Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox Publishes 'One Year Later' Report On Patent Office Litigation After AIA

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. (Sterne Kessler), an intellectual property law firm in Washington, DC, announced today the publication of One Year Later – a six-page report featuring statistics, observations, and insights drawn from the first year of contested proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).  September 16, 2013, marks the one-year anniversary of the implementation of Inter Partes Review (IPR) and Covered Business Method (CBM) Patent Review proceedings created under the America Invents Act.

"IPR and CBM have been a game changer for companies on both sides of a post-grant challenge at the USPTO," said Lori A. Gordon, Sterne Kessler Director and co-author of the One Year Later report.  "There have been more than 530 IPR and CBM filings in the last year.  This level of activity clearly indicates that many companies see patent office litigation as an important business tool.  Yet, many others need more information about what is happening at the PTAB before filing a petition.  This is why we decided to publish our report."

"One Year Later" offers insights into how the PTAB is conducting the new proceedings and addresses the following topics in more detail:

"It's not only petitioners looking for additional information – patent owners can learn a lot from our observations," added Jon E. Wright, Sterne Kessler Director and One Year Later report co-author.  "Sterne Kessler is on the front lines given that we are representing patent owners and petitioners in more than 40 patent office litigation proceedings.  We have also leveraged our experience in more than 50 interferences and over 400 ex parte and inter partes reexamination proceedings in drafting this report." 

To download a full copy of the report, click here.  Learn more about Sterne Kessler's patent office litigation services, visit www.skgf.com/patentofficelitigation.

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. is one of the largest Washington, DC-based law firms specializing in the protection, transfer and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Sterne Kessler's 160 patent attorneys, agents and technical specialists represent a broad range of entities, including emerging and established companies, venture capital firms, universities and select individuals.  In 2012, Sterne Kessler published Patent Office Litigation, a two-volume handbook focused on the new contested proceedings under the America Invents Act.

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