PTAB 4 Years In: An inconsistent CBM clampdown

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PTAB 4 Years In: An inconsistent CBM clampdown

August 24 2016
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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has narrowed its definition of what constitutes a covered business method, causing a fall in filing, but the treatment varies by panel. The Federal Circuit may provide more clarity in its upcoming Unwired Planet v Google opinion, practitioners tell Michael Loney

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