Monthly Archives: May 2020

Supreme Court Rules That PTAB’s Time-Bar Decisions Are Not Appealable

On April 20, 2020, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Thryv, Inc. v. Click-to-Call Technologies, LP (available here). 35 U.S.C. § 314(d) provides that, with respect to inter partes reviews, “[t]he determination by the [Patent & Trademark Office’s] Director … Continue reading

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AAA Teaches Disgruntled Arbitration Claimant How To Litigate Like A Boss

One might think that a non-profit like the American Arbitration Association (AAA), which spends the vast majority of its time administering arbitrations, might not know too much about litigation. But the Fifth Circuit’s April 7, 2020 decision (available here) in … Continue reading

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