Reexamination vs. IPR: Which is Better for Patent Owners?

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This episode discusses the strategic considerations for patent owners facing post-grant challenges at the PTAB versus the CRU.

Send us Fan Mail This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we discuss whether patent owners are better off facing post-grant challenges at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) or the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). PTAB practitioners Matt Phillips and Kevin Greenleaf join host Gene Quinn for an examination of how patent owners and challengers should be strategically thinking about the shifting post-grant environment at the USPTO. Th...

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Host: Gene Quinn

Guests: Matt Phillips, Kevin Greenleaf

Topics covered

• patent law
• post-grant challenges
• USPTO
• strategic thinking
• patent owners
• IPR
• reexamination

Keywords

• patent owners
• post-grant challenges
• PTAB
• CRU
• USPTO
• strategic thinking
• intellectual property

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Organizations: Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Central Reexamination Unit, United States Patent and Trademark Office

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