Timeline for an Inter Partes Review © 2012 VENABLE LLP • Can be filed (1) 9 months after issue/reissue date or (2) after completion of post-grant review for any patent issued before, on, or after Sept. 16, 2012. AIA § 6, but not more than a year after being served with a compliant. Id. • Has to establish “a reasonable likelihood that the requester would prevail with respect to at least 1 of the claims challenged in the request.” Id. • Complete petition must include filing fee and be served on patent owner. 77 Fed. Reg. 48728 (Aug. 14, 2012) (codified as 37 C.F.R. § 42.106). Petition to Request Inter Partes Review Optional response has to be filed no more than 3 months after filing date of petition. 77 Fed. Reg. 48728 (codified at 37 C.F.R. § 42.107). Preliminary Response to Petition by Patent Owner • Only if reasonable likelihood standard is met. 77 Fed. Reg. 48728 (codified as 37 C.F.R. § 42.108). • Inter Partes Review can proceed on all or some of the challenged claims. Id. • Initiated within 3 months of the preliminary response or the last day during which such a response could have been filed. AIA § 6 (codifying 35 U.S.C. § 314(b)). Institution to Inter Partes Review (no more than 6 months after petition) • Patent owner may file response to the petition adressing any grounds not already denied. 77 Fed. Reg. 48728 (codified at 37 C.F.R. § 42.120). • Due date for response is either as specified in board order or three months after institution of post-grant review. Id. Patent Owner Response Final determination no more than 1 year after initiation of post-grant review (Extendable by no more than 6 months for a good cause or more if joinder). 77 Fed. Reg. 48727 (codified at 37 C.F.R. § 42.100). PTO is authorized to limit the number of petitions but does not expect to do so. 77 Fed. Reg. 48688. Under the proposed rules filings for inter partes reviews that are beyond the limit are dismissed as untimely. 77 Fed. Reg. 48727 (codified at 37 C.F.R. § 42.102).

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• Canbefiled(1)9monthsafterissue/reissuedateor(2)aftercompletionofpost-grantreviewforanypatentissuedbefore,on,orafterSept.16,2012.AIA§6,butnotmorethanayearafterbeingservedwithacompliant.Id.

• Hastoestablish“areasonablelikelihoodthattherequesterwouldprevailwithrespecttoatleast1oftheclaimschallengedintherequest.”Id.

• Completepetitionmustincludefilingfeeandbeservedonpatentowner.77Fed.Reg.48728(Aug.14,2012)(codifiedas37C.F.R.§42.106).

Petition to Request Inter Partes Review

Optionalresponsehastobefilednomorethan3monthsafterfilingdateofpetition.77Fed.Reg.48728(codifiedat37C.F.R.§42.107).

Preliminary Response to Petition by Patent Owner

• Onlyifreasonablelikelihoodstandardismet.77Fed.Reg.48728(codifiedas37C.F.R.§42.108).• Inter PartesReviewcanproceedonallorsomeofthechallengedclaims.Id.• Initiatedwithin3monthsofthepreliminaryresponseorthelastdayduringwhichsucharesponsecouldhavebeen

filed.AIA§6(codifying35U.S.C.§314(b)).

Institution to Inter Partes Review (no more than 6 months after petition)

• Patentownermayfileresponsetothepetitionadressinganygroundsnotalreadydenied.77Fed.Reg.48728(codifiedat37C.F.R.§42.120).

• Duedateforresponseiseitherasspecifiedinboardorderorthreemonthsafterinstitutionofpost-grantreview.Id.

Patent Owner Response

Final determination no more than 1 year after initiation of post-grant review

(Extendablebynomorethan6monthsforagoodcauseormoreifjoinder).77Fed.Reg.48727(codifiedat37C.F.R.§42.100).

PTOisauthorizedtolimitthenumberofpetitionsbutdoesnotexpecttodoso.77Fed.Reg.48688.

Undertheproposedrulesfilingsforinter partesreviewsthatarebeyondthelimitaredismissedasuntimely.77Fed.Reg.48727(codifiedat37C.F.R.§42.102).