Christopher King

is an associate in the Intellectual Property Group with Fenwick & West. He focuses his practice on obtaining domestic and foreign patent rights, with an emphasis on the computer software field and has prepared and prosecuted numerous patent applications in diverse technology areas such as machine learning, video analysis, cryptography and computer security, advertising statistics, geographical information systems, and social networking.

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Patent Office Issues New AIA Rules

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently issued an updated set of rules affecting trial practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. In large part, the rules, which went into effect on May 2, 2016, were implemented as proposed on August 20, 2015. In particular, they modify the prior rules governing inter partes review, post-grant review, the transitional program for covered business method patents, and derivation proceedings that implemented provisions of the America Invents Act providing for trials before the Office.

May 26, 2016

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