The article discusses the creation of the Inter Partes Review (IPR) as part of the America Invents Act in 2011, aimed at offering a quicker and cost-effective process for patent validity assessment. Despite its intended purpose to be a more efficient alternative to district court suits, IPR often initiates simultaneous patent challenges, raising concerns about harassment and added costs for patent holders. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) oversees the IPR process, which, although faster and less expensive, does not entirely alleviate the complexities faced by patent owners during disputes.
Instant reform is available to exclude cases that do not belong in the PTAB... Section 314 grants the Director broad authority to deny petitions for a host of policy reasons.
With a statutory deadline for completion of one year, IPRs have indeed proved faster. They are also far less expensive than full blown district court litigation.
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