The Acting USPTO Director vacated the PTAB's acceptance of two IPR petitions by CrowdStrike against GoSecure's patent, stating that multiple petitions challenging the same claims create unnecessary complexity and burden. The Director emphasized that allowing petitions based on alternative interpretations of a single claim term undermines the efficiency of the review process. This decision could allow CrowdStrike to consolidate its arguments within a single IPR petition, focusing on the key dispute regarding the term 'association' used in the patent related to cybersecurity decoy systems.
The Acting USPTO Director vacated the PTAB's institution of two IPR proceedings against the same patent claims, determining it was an abuse of discretion.
Allowing multiple petitions based solely on alternative claim constructions expands the word count and burdens both the Board and the patent owner.
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