United States:
PTAB Rolls Out Final Rules Package For "Quick Fixes"
21 May 2015
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
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As promised, the USPTO has released a final rules package
containing amendments to the rules governing PTAB trials. Among
other things, this amendment increases the page limits for motions
to amend to twenty-five pages, exclusive of any claims
appendix. The rule package also clarifies that routine discovery
includes the cross-examination of only affidavit testimony prepared
for the PTAB trial proceeding. The rules package can be found at
80 Fed. Reg. 28561- 66 (May 19, 2015), and a detailed breakdown
of the rules can be found as an
IP Update on Finnegan's website.
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