PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board) litigation refers to all legal proceedings that take place before the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) PTAB, including inter partes reviews (IPRs), post-grant reviews (PGRs), covered business method reviews (CBMs), and derivation proceedings (DERs).
This tab offers Overall, Patent Owner, and Petitioner details that you can view for a selected time range.
Overall, Patent Owner, and Petitioner’s details
Option | Description |
Proceedings | Number of proceedings this entity has had for the selected time range. |
Patents | Number of patents involved in the entity’s PTAB proceedings for a selected time range. |
Claims | Number of claims being challenged in PTAB proceedings with the entity’s participation for a selected time range. |
Clients | Number of clients the entity (law firm/ attorney/company) has represented within a selected time range. |
Activity & Performance (Overall, Patent Owner, Petitioner) | For more details, refer to the section Activity & Performance (Ranking and Score). |
Proceedings | Breakdown. Shows how many cases the entity has had every year.Appeal Ratio. Shows the ratio of appeals compared to not appealed cases. |
Outcomes | The Sankey diagram showcases the flow of cases through various stages, grouped by Proceedings, Patents, and Claims. For more details, refer to the section Outcomes. |
Professional Ecosystem | The section includes tabs covering the entity’s top 5 colleagues, clients, conflicts, judges, and courts related to their cases.For more details, refer to the section Professional Ecosystem. |
Technology Centers | This section shows the top technology centers of the patents that belong to the entity’s cases.For more details, refer to the section Technology Centers. |
Litigation List | The table shows cases in which the entity has participated.For more details, refer to the section Litigation List. |