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The Mixed Case for a PTAB Off-Ramp
Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property
  • Saurabh Vishnubhakat, Texas A&M University School of Law
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2019
ISSN
1559-9493
Abstract

This Essay begins from the emerging agenda in the political branches for reforming various aspects of the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and focuses on a particular reform: the creation of a PTAB off-ramp whereby a patent being challenged in an administrative revocation proceeding could be removed into a system primarily aimed at amending its claims and preserving its validity. To put the proposal into perspective, the Essay presents specific empirical trends, largely unexplored until now, that implicate patent reliance interests to which the PTAB has done injury. Ultimately, because the benefits and costs from a PTAB off-ramp are mixed, it should not come at the political expense of other more basic or feasible reforms.

Num Pages
23
Publisher
Chicago-Kent College of Law
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PDF
Citation Information
Saurabh Vishnubhakat. "The Mixed Case for a PTAB Off-Ramp" Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property Vol. 18 Iss. 3 (2019) p. 514 - 536
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/saurabh_vishnubhakat/79/