Federal Circuit In En Banc Footnote: Time Bar Applies With Voluntary Dismissal

Mealey's (August 21, 2018, 1:55 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an Aug. 16 footnote, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals found that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board erred when it interpreted the time bar set forth in Section 315(b) of the America Invents Act (AIA), 35 U.S.C. § 315(b), to be untriggered where a patent infringement complaint is voluntarily dismissed without prejudice (Click-to-Call Technologies LP v. Ingenio Inc., No. 15-1242, Fed. Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 22839)....