Post-Grant Practice Leader Karl Renner Discusses USPTO’s U.S. Manufacturing Considerations in AIA Reviews

Leader of Fish & Richardson's Post-Grant Practice Karl Renner spoke with Law360 about new U.S. Patent and Trademark Office guidance directing the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to consider domestic manufacturing activity when deciding whether to institute America Invents Act reviews. Renner explained that the policy could be used to increase discretionary denials, or applied more neutrally in a way that modestly shifts outcomes. He added that the change could affect U.S. and extraterritorial companies differently, although the overall impact may ultimately be limited.

Excerpt: "It could create more viability for U.S. companies and create less viability for extraterritorial companies, but the net effect may not be too different,"

Read the full article: Manufacturing Factor Adds More New Twists To AIA Cases