Proposed Regulations for Inter Partes Review Published

On February 10, 2012, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published proposed regulations for the new Inter Partes Review Procedure, which takes effect on September 16, 2012.  These proposed regulations can be found at Federal Register Volume 77, Number 28: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02-10/html/2012-2534.htm