MaxVal Launches PTAB Review Alert Services

LOS ALTOS, Calif. - June 9, 2014 - PRLog -- Post-Grant Review

Post-grant review is a new trial proceeding at the PTAB to review the patentability of claims on any grounds that can be raised under 35 U.S.C. § 282(b)(2) or (3). The review is conducted pursuant to a third-party’s petition filed within nine months after a patent grant or reissuance. The post-grant proceeding generally applies to patents filed under the first-inventor-to-file provision of the America Invents Act (AIA), i.e. patents that have an effective filing date after March 16, 2013.

Inter partes Review

Inter partes review is a new trial proceeding replacing the earlier inter partes reexamination practice, and is directed at the patentability of claims using only prior art consisting of patents or printed publications. It provides an alternative to litigating patent validity in the Federal District Court.

Patent Interferences

Interference proceedings essentially apply to any patent claim filed prior to March 16, 2013, since this question is moot in light of the first-inventor-to-file under the AIA. The interference proceedings determine who was first to reduce an invention into patentable form.

Our PTAB Alert Coverage

A customized email alert for Interference/Post Grant and Inter partes review includes patent bibliographic details and a docket report with (OCR’d) image files of documents filed during the review process. Our team extracts the data from the PTAB website and provides these alerts based on the client’s preferred update frequency.

Benefits:

·         Receive user-friendly emails/alerts that save time and effort

·         Receive the email  alerts at a frequency you designate (daily, weekly, monthly)

·         Reliable process, dependable alerts.

OtOther AIA services

MaxVal also offers a Third Party Preissuance Submission service including:

·         PAIR Alert to track the prior-art submission window of a target patent application

·         Prior art search with optional claim element comparison and drafting of concise description

·         Submission of documents to USPTO meeting all the requirements of 35 U.S.C. §122(e)

·         Benefit of anonymity for the pre-issuance submission

MaxVal Alert Services

·         Prosecution Alerts (http://www.maxval.com/patent-prosecution-alerts.html)

·         Patent & Publication Alerts (http://www.maxval.com/patent-publication-alerts.html)

For more information, please visit www.maxval.com or email info@maxval-ip.com.