Federal Circuit falling behind as PTAB appeals stack up

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Federal Circuit falling behind as PTAB appeals stack up

November 01 2016
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A backlog of Patent Trial and Appeal Board appeals is building up at the Federal Circuit. Finnegan’s Erika Arner discusses recent decisions of interest, including the appeals court affirming the invalidation of two patents cited in the creation of the covered business method patent programme

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