Federal Circuit rules against PTAB “Chewbacca defenses”
By American standards, European patent oppositions lack legal protections. By contrast, US PTAB patent trials don’t allow last minute “Chewbacca defenses”.
Stephen E. Zweig, PhD JD, Patent Attorney
By American standards, European patent oppositions lack legal protections. By contrast, US PTAB patent trials don’t allow last minute “Chewbacca defenses”.
Why extending copyright to Java API is both wrong and dangerous.
When compared to European patent oppositions, PTAB methods look great because they employ a number of legal protections lacking in the European system.