BIO Comments on Proposed PTO Rules Change

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is currently considering a rules change that, if enacted, would significantly improve how it conducts patent challenge proceedings. This is a policy change that BIO has long advocated for.
This proposal, entitled “Changes to the Claims Construction Standard for Interpreting Claims in Trial Proceedings Before the PTAB,” will help ensure that patent claims have the same meaning, whether they are reviewed by the PTO, a federal court, o