When a patent is challenged in an inter partes review and a final written decision has been issued, a statutory estoppel will prevent certain subsequent proceedings. The scope of the estoppel, which applies to both Patent and Trademark Office proceedings and district court disputes, has been uncertain.

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Originally published in Bloomberg BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal, April 15, 2016

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