VPATAPP Alert_Courts' Findings of No Invalidity Are Not Binding on the Patent Office in Inter Partes Reviews

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The US Circuit Court for the Federal Circuit issued an important decision last week regarding the interplay of court litigation and inter partes reviews (IPRs) at the US Patent and Trademark Appeals Board (PTAB) on the issue of invalidity/patentability of the same patent. See Novartis AG v. Noven Pharm. Inc., ____ F.3d ____ (April 4, 2017).

by

Martin S. Masar,

Brian Sodikoff from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP