2017 PTAB rankings – the top petitioners, patent owners, law firms and attorneys

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2017 PTAB rankings – the top petitioners, patent owners, law firms and attorneys

January 10 2018
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Managing IP analyses Docket Navigator data on PTAB petitions filed in 2017 to reveal the most active entities and law firms. Apple was not the top petitioner for the first time since AIA trials became available, while a shake-up has occurred among law firms

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