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Timeline for an Inter Partes Review
© 2012 VENABLE LLP
• Canbefiled(1)9monthsafterissue/reissuedateor(2)aftercompletionofpost-grantreviewforanypatentissuedbefore,on,orafterSept.16,2012.AIA§6,butnotmorethanayearafterbeingservedwithacompliant.Id.
• Hastoestablish“areasonablelikelihoodthattherequesterwouldprevailwithrespecttoatleast1oftheclaimschallengedintherequest.”Id.
• Completepetitionmustincludefilingfeeandbeservedonpatentowner.77Fed.Reg.48728(Aug.14,2012)(codifiedas37C.F.R.§42.106).
Petition to Request Inter Partes Review
Optionalresponsehastobefilednomorethan3monthsafterfilingdateofpetition.77Fed.Reg.48728(codifiedat37C.F.R.§42.107).
Preliminary Response to Petition by Patent Owner
• Onlyifreasonablelikelihoodstandardismet.77Fed.Reg.48728(codifiedas37C.F.R.§42.108).• Inter PartesReviewcanproceedonallorsomeofthechallengedclaims.Id.• Initiatedwithin3monthsofthepreliminaryresponseorthelastdayduringwhichsucharesponsecouldhavebeen
filed.AIA§6(codifying35U.S.C.§314(b)).
Institution to Inter Partes Review (no more than 6 months after petition)
• Patentownermayfileresponsetothepetitionadressinganygroundsnotalreadydenied.77Fed.Reg.48728(codifiedat37C.F.R.§42.120).
• Duedateforresponseiseitherasspecifiedinboardorderorthreemonthsafterinstitutionofpost-grantreview.Id.
Patent Owner Response
Final determination no more than 1 year after initiation of post-grant review
(Extendablebynomorethan6monthsforagoodcauseormoreifjoinder).77Fed.Reg.48727(codifiedat37C.F.R.§42.100).
PTOisauthorizedtolimitthenumberofpetitionsbutdoesnotexpecttodoso.77Fed.Reg.48688.
Undertheproposedrulesfilingsforinter partesreviewsthatarebeyondthelimitaredismissedasuntimely.77Fed.Reg.48727(codifiedat37C.F.R.§42.102).