1000 Petitions!

As of April 4, 2014, more than 1000 petitions for inter partes review have been filed.  Since the first day, inter partes reviews have taken off with a steady stream of patent challenges:

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How have these petitions been disposed of?  About 81% of them are still pending, 11% were not instituted, 4% settled after institution, and 4% have ended in final written decisions.

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Of the 11% (108) Petitions that have not resulted in the institution of trial, 41% (44) were denied on the merits, 23% (25) were denied as time-barred, 31% (33) were settled, and 4% (4) were abandoned by the patent owner.

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About Bryan Wheelock

Education J.D., Washington University in St. Louis B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Duke University Bryan Wheelock's practice includes preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications and drafting of intellectual property agreements, including non-compete agreements. He has brought and defended lawsuits in federal and state courts relating to intellectual property and has participated in seizures of counterfeit and infringing goods. Bryan prepares and prosecutes U.S. and foreign patent applications for medical devices, mechanical and electromechanical devices, manufacturing machinery and processes, metal alloys and other materials. He also does a substantial amount of patentability searching, trademark availability searching and patent and trademark infringement studies. In addition to his practice at Harness Dickey, Bryan is an Adjunct Professor at Washington University School of Law and Washington University School of Engineering.