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Major Differences between IPR,

PGR, and CBM


Inter Partes
Petitioner Estoppel Standard Basis
Review (IPR)

• Person who is not the patent


owner and has not previously
• Raised or reasonably could More likely than not
filed a civil action challenging
have raised OR
the validity of a claim of the 101, 102, 103, 112,
Post Grant Review Novel or unsettled legal question
patent double patenting but
(PGR) • Applied to subsequent important to other patents/
not best mode
USPTO/district court/ITC applications
• Must identify all real parties in
action
interest

• Person who is not the patent


owner, has not previously filed a
civil action challenging the • Raised or reasonably could
validity of a claim of the patent, have raised
102 and 103 based
and has not been served with a
Inter Partes Review on patents and
complaint alleging infringement • Applied to subsequent Reasonable likelihood
(IPR) printed publications
of the patent more than 1 year USPTO/district court/ITC
prior (exception for joinder) action

• Must identify all real parties in


interest
• Must be sued or charged with
infringement
• Financial product or service
Covered Business • Office—raised or reasonably
• Excludes technological Same as PGR Same as PGR (some
Method (CBM) could have raised
inventions 102 differences)
• Court-raised
• Must identify all real parties in
interest
Major Differences between IPR,
PGR, and CBM
Proceeding Available Applicable Timing
Must be completed
Post Grant From patent grant to 9 within 12 months from
Patent issued under
Review (PGR) months after patent institution, with 6
first-inventor-to-file
grant or reissue months good cause
exception possible
For first-inventor-to-file, from
the later of: (i) 9 months after
patent grant or reissue; or (ii)
Inter Partes Patent issued under Must be completed within 12
the date of termination of any
first-to-invent or months from institution, with
Review (IPR) post grant review of the
first-inventor-to-file 6 months good cause
patent.
exception possible
For first-to-invent, available
after grant or reissue
(technical amendment)

Covered Must be completed within 12


Available 9/16/12 (for first- Patents issued under first-to-
months from institution, with
Business inventor-to-file only after PGR invent and
6 months good cause
Method (CBM) not available or completed) first-inventor-to-file
exception possible

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