Why the PTAB’s new expedited filing dates for AIA petitions is positive

A procedural change at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board offers petitioners a valuable tool to push back against Fintiv-based discretionary denial, writes Taylor Stemler of Merchant & Gould.

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