How IPR Gang Tackling Distorts PTAB Statistics

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) publishes monthly statistics that break down inter partes review (IPR) activity in minute detail.  IPRs, ushered in by the America Invents Act (AIA) as an alternative way to challenge patents in an administrative setting, have been the bane of many patent owners’ existences.

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