PTAB Case Flow

Published On: June 13, 20230.6 min readViews: 74

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The PTABThe Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is an administrative law body of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office which dec... More Case Flow page provides a visual representation of the progression of PTABThe Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is an administrative law body of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office which dec... More cases from petition to final written decision. View a color-coded chart of past PTABThe Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is an administrative law body of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office which dec... More cases, visualize the major flows within the PTABThe Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is an administrative law body of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office which dec... More, and address common questions such as:

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What is the percentage breakdown of petitions granted, partially granted, denied, and currently pending?

Available Filters

Firms

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Posture of Motion

Filter by a procedural status or process in effect when the motion was presented (ex. Motion by a Party, Sua Sponte, Motion to Vacate).

Case Filing Date

By default, results include all data from January 1, 2008 to present. Input a new date range or select one of the Autofill options to limit the dates.

Document Filing Date

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Result of Motion

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Case Status

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Case Outcome

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Case Termination Date

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Legal Issue

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Parties

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Type of Document

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Judges

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Determinations

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Patent Types

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Case Age

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Case Type

Filter results by a selected type of case (ex. Cases with Non-ANDA Pleadings, PTABThe Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is an administrative law body of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office which dec... More Inter Partes Review Cases)

Case Numbers

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Patent Technologies

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Patents

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Case Age at Document Filing

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Attorney

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