PTAB Highlights | Takeaways from Recent Decisions in Post-Issuance Proceedings

PTAB updates Standard Operating Procedure 1 on assigning judges to panels

News Brief PTAB updates Standard Operating Procedure 1 on assigning judges to panels Today, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued Revision 17 of Standard Operating Procedure 1 (SOP 1), which sets forth the PTAB’s internal procedures for as…

PTAB Highlights | Takeaways from Recent Decisions in Post-Issuance Proceedings

By Jackson Lamb and Craig Kronenthal So, what’s happening at the PTAB?  The effects of Phillips vs BRI constructions, written description and enablement issues, relying on YouTube as prior art, and more! Lost under BRI? Phillips gives you another try. Røde Microphones, LLC v. Zaxcom, Inc., IPR2025-00230, Paper 74 (June 11, 2026) (Quinn, joined by Arbes and Belisle). Previous IPRs… The post PTAB Highlights | Takeaways from Recent Decisions in Pos…

Design Patents at the PTAB: Over a Decade of Data Reveals the Real Odds

Visit Jones Day’s PTAB Litigation blog at www.ptablitigationblog.com.By John Evans and Tyler Fertel* –It’s been a decade since we first reported early statistics on design patent IPR/PGR outcomes.  Time for an update—and the numbers tell an interesting story.  Design patents remain notoriously hard to challenge, with a historical institution rate of just 37%.  That’s roughly half the rate for utility patents (at least before recent downward shif…