2025-03-25
The EPO will hold a series of web seminars providing an overview of the new Guidelines that will come into effect on 1 April 2025, as well as the updates relevant to examiner procedures. The first web seminar took place on 25 March 2025, and the presentation is now available.
2025-03-20
In this decision denying institution, the Board addresses circumstances in which a petitioner argues in district court that a claim limitation should be construed as means-plus-function and argues in a petition for inter partes review that the PTAB should construe the same limitation using the plain and ordinary meaning. The majority opinion determines that the petition should, at a minimum, explain why the different positions are warranted or, alternatively, set forth a means-plus-function construction for the limitation.
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