Posts Tagged: "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing v. Godo Kaisha IP Bridge 1"

Do Recent Decisions Signal a Change in Patent Owner’s Rights to Defend and Amend Claims in Post-Grant Proceedings?

Ever since the introduction of AIA post-grant proceedings, many have questioned whether the procedural deck is stacked against patent owners.  Limits on making claim amendments, having to bear the burden of showing the validity of claims already issued, and being subjected to multiple serial attacks, certainly have made it seem so.  But have recent cases signaled the playing field may now be tipping ever so slightly in a patent owner’s favor?  Or are these decisions just an illusion?