Helping clients navigate the new post-grant landscape

Passage of the America Invents Act (AIA) of 2011 ushered in a number of changes to the U.S. patent system, including new rules that expand opportunities for challenging patents after they are granted. Specialized procedural knowledge is essential to fully leverage these opportunities. L&A has proven expertise in this area, whether you are challenging another party’s patent or looking to strengthen a patent previously granted to you.

What we do

Represent clients in post-grant review and inter parte review proceedings to challenge the patentability of claims
Help enhance previously granted patents with expert support for ex parte reexamination proceedings
Advise and support clients in supplemental examination proceedings, often a precursor to ex parte reexamination

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William Seymour was a panelist at the ABA’s webinar on “Apple v. Samsung: What Your Need to Know Now” held on September 24, 2015.

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Nicole A. Palmer lectured on post-grant proceedings under the AIA in an Intellectual Property Management class at the University of New Hampshire School of Law

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Costs of Patent Reexaminations May Skyrocket

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Thomas P. McNulty lectured on patent reexamination, reissue, and interference pratice in a Intellectual Property Management class at the University of New Hampshire School of Law

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