Inter Partes Review Petitioner Lacks Appellate Standing, Federal Circuit Says

Mealey's (August 8, 2018, 10:03 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Although inter partes review (IPR) by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board does not require demonstration of Article III standing, when the outcome of IPR is appealed, injury or the threat of injury must be established, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 3 (JTEKT Corporation v. GKN Automotive Ltd., No. 17-1828, Fed. Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 21585)....