Wolters Kluwer IP Law Daily | Citing Workload Needs, USPTO Sets Interim Process for Considering Review Petitions

Ben Pleune and Chris Douglas are quoted on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s proposal to restrict the use of inter partes reviews to certain cases.

Alston & Bird has named partner Natalie Clayton as the head of its Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences Patent Litigation Team, effective immediately.

Alston & Bird attorneys in the firm’s Intellectual Property Post Grant Proceedings Team have published a third edition of their book on navigating post-grant proceedings of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

Alston & Bird client Ford Motor Co. prevailed in a patent suit at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) over claims by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) accusing the company of allegedly infringing technology in its EcoBoost® engines.

For the third consecutive year, Alston & Bird has been recognized by Patexia Inc. as a market leader representing both petitioners and patent owners in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings.