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22 March 2021Alex Baldwin

Reviewing the inter partes review

The establishment of the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in 2012 changed the game for patent owners. And while life science patents have not always been under the spotlight, recent trends suggest more such patents are being reviewed than ever before.

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