16 June 2015AmericasSteve Coyle, Leslie-Anne Maxwell, Chad Dever
Ogres and trolls
The America Invents Act (AIA) created several new proceedings to invalidate issued patents. Two of these new proceedings, the inter partes review (IPR) and the post-grant review (PGR), are most relevant to the life sciences.
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