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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 311', '§ 312', '§ 313', '§ 314', '§ 315', '§ 316', '§ 317', '§ 318', '§ 319', '§ 42', '§ 42', 'art 42', 'arte 42', 'art 42']

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Inter partes review (IPR) proceedings are used by third parties to challenge patent claims based on patents and printed publications. The third party requestor participates throughout the proceeding and any related appeals. For information regarding formerly available Inter Partes Reexamination proceedings, please click here
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35 U.S.C. § 311 - Inter Partes Review
(c) FILING DEADLINE.—A petition for inter partes review shall be filed after the later of either— (1) the date that is 9 months after the grant of a patent; or (2) if a post-grant review is instituted under chapter 32, the date of the termination of such post-grant review.
35 U.S.C. § 312 - Petition
(a) REQUIREMENTS OF PETITION.—A petition filed under section 311 may be considered only if— (1) the petition is accompanied by payment of the fee established by the Director under section 311; (2) the petition identifies all real parties in interest; (3) the petition identifies, in writing and with particularity, each claim challenged, the grounds on which the challenge to each claim is based, and the evidence that supports the grounds for the challenge to each claim, including—(A) copies of patents and printed publications that the petitioner relies upon in support of the petition; and (B) affidavits or declarations of supporting evidence and opinions, if the petitioner relies on expert opinions; (4) the petition provides such other information as the Director may require by regulation; and (5) the petitioner provides copies of any of the documents required under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) to the patent owner or, if applicable, the designated representative of the patent owner.
(b) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—As soon as practicable after the receipt of a petition under section311, the Director shall make the petition available to the public.
35 U.S.C. § 313 – Preliminary response to petition
If an inter partes review petition is filed under section311, the patent owner shall have the right to file a preliminary response to the petition, within a time period set by the Director, that sets forth reasons why no inter partes review should be instituted based upon the failure of the petition to meet any requirement of this chapter. 35 U.S.C. § 314 – Institution of inter partes review
(a) THRESHOLD.—The Director may not authorize an inter partes review to be instituted unless the Director determines that the information presented in the petition filed under section 311 and any response filed under section 313 shows that there is a reasonable likelihood that the petitioner would prevail with respect to at least1 of the claims challenged in the petition.
(b) TIMING.—The Director shall determine whether to institute an inter partes review under this chapter pursuant to a petition filed under section 311 within 3months after— (1) receiving a preliminary response to the petition under section 313; or (2) if no such preliminary response is filed, the last date on which such response may be filed.
35 U.S.C. § 315 – Relation to other proceedings or actions (a) INFRINGER’S CIVIL ACTION.— (1) INTER PARTES REVIEW BARRED BY CIVIL ACTION.—An inter partes review may not be instituted if, before the date on which the petition for such a review is filed, the petitioner or real party in interest filed a civil action challenging the validity of a claim of the patent. (2) STAY OF CIVIL ACTION.—If the petitioner or real party in interest files a civil action challenging the validity of a claim of the patent on or after the date on which the petitioner files a petition for inter partes review of the patent, that civil action shall be automatically stayed until either— (A) the patent owner moves the court to lift the stay; (B) the patent owner files a civil action or counterclaim alleging that the petitioner or real party in interest has infringed the patent; or (C) the petitioner or real party in interest moves the court to dismiss the civil action.
(c) JOINDER.—If the Director institutes an inter partes review, the Director, in his or her discretion, may join as a party to that inter partes review any person who properly files a petition under section 311 that the Director, after receiving a preliminary response under section 313 or the expiration of the time for filing such are response, determines warrants the institution of an inter partes review under section 314.
(e) ESTOPPEL.— (1) PROCEEDINGS BEFORETHE OFFICE.—The petitioner in an inter partes review of a claim in a patent under this chapter that results in a final written decision under section 318(a), or the real party in interest or privy of the petitioner, may not requestor maintain a proceeding before the Office with respect to that claim on any ground that the petitioner raised or reasonably could have raised during that inter partes review. (2) CIVIL ACTIONS AND OTHERPROCEEDINGS.—The petitioner in an inter partes review of a claim in a patent under this chapter that results in a final written decision under section 318(a), or the real party in interest or privy of the petitioner, may not assert either in a civil action arising in whole or in part under section 1338 of title 28 or in a proceeding before the International Trade Commission under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 that the claim is invalid on any ground that the petitioner raised or reasonably could have raised during that inter partes review.
35 U.S.C. § 316 – Conduct of inter partes review
(a) REGULATIONS.—The Director shall prescribe regulations— (1) providing that the file of any proceeding under this chapter shall be made available to the public, except that any petition or document filed with the intent that it be sealed shall, if accompanied by a motion to seal, be treated as sealed pending the outcome of the ruling on the motion;
(2) setting forth the standards for the showing of sufficient grounds to institute a review under section314(a);
(3) establishing procedures for the submission of supplemental information after the petition is filed; (4) establishing and governing inter partes review under this chapter and the relationship of such review to other proceedings under this title;
(5) setting forth standards and procedures for discovery of relevant evidence, including that such discovery shall be limited to—(A) the deposition of witnesses submitting affidavits or declarations; and (B) what is otherwise necessary in the interest of justice;
(8) providing for the filing by the patent owner of a response to the petition under section 313 after an inter partes review has been instituted, and requiring that the patent owner file with such response, through affidavits or declarations, any additional factual evidence and expert opinions on which the patent owner relies in support of the response; (9) )setting forth standards and procedures for allowing the patent owner to move to amend the patent under subsection (d) to cancel a challenged claim or propose a reasonable number of substitute claims, and ensuring that any information submitted by the patent owner in support of any amendment entered under subsection (d) is made available to the public as part of the prosecution history of the patent;
(1) INGENERAL.—During an inter partes review instituted under this chapter, the patent owner may file 1 motion to amend the patent in 1 or more of the following ways: (A) Cancel any challenged patent claim. (B) For each challenged claim, propose a reasonable number of substitute claims.
(2) ADDITIONAL MOTIONS.—Additional motions to amend may be permitted upon the joint request of the petitioner and the patent owner to materially advance the settlement of a proceeding under section 317,or as permitted by regulations prescribed by the Director.
(3) SCOPE OF CLAIMS.—An amendment under this sub section may not enlarge the scope of the claims of the patent or introduce new matter.
35 U.S.C. § 317 - Settlement (a) IN GENERAL.—An inter partes review instituted under this chapter shall be terminated with respect to any petitioner upon the joint request of the petitioner and the patent owner, unless the Office has decided the merits of the proceeding before the request for termination is filed. If the inter partes review is terminated with respect to a petitioner under this section, no estoppel under section 315(e) shall attach to the petitioner, or to the real party in interest or privy of the petitioner, on the basis of that petitioner’s institution of that inter partes review. If no petitioner remains in the inter partes review, the Office may terminate the review or proceed to a final written decision under section 318(a).
(b) AGREEMENTS IN WRITING.—Any agreement or understanding between the patent owner and a petitioner, including any collateral agreements referred to in such agreement or understanding, made in connection with, or in contemplation of, the termination of an inter partes review under this section shall be in writing and a true copy of such agreement or understanding shall be filed in the Office before the termination of the inter partes review as between the parties. At the request of a party to the proceeding, the agreement or understanding shall be treated as business confidential information, shall be kept separate from the file of the involved patents, and shall be made available only to Federal Government agencies on written request, or to any person on a showing of good cause. 35 U.S.C. § 318 - Decision of the Board
(b) CERTIFICATE.—If the Patent Trial and Appeal Board issues a final written decision under subsection (a)and the time for appeal has expired or any appeal has terminated, the Director shall issue and publish a certificate canceling any claim of the patent finally determined to be unpatentable, confirming any claim of the patent determined to be patentable, and incorporating in the patent by operation of the certificate any new or amended claim determined to be patentable.
35 U.S.C. § 319 - Appeal
Inter Partes Review Rules
37 C.F.R. § 42.1 series - Subpart A - Trial Practice and Procedure
37 C.F.R. § 42.100 series - Subpart B – Inter Partes Review
37 C.F.R. Part 42 - Office Patent Trial Practice Guide
37 C.F.R. Parte 42 - Changes to Inter Partes Review Per AIA Technical Corrections 37 C.F.R. Part 42 - Amendments to the Rules of Practice	for Trials Before the Patent Trial and
Appeal Board, effective May 2, 2016
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