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Nearly three years after the introduction of the inter partes review, LSIPR explores its impact on the life sciences sector and asks whether it is creating a culture of ‘reverse trolling’.
Sometimes, a good tool can find itself in the wrong hands.
In September 2012, the America Invents Act (AIA) introduced the inter partes review (IPR), a quicker, more cost-effective way of challenging patents on the basis of prior art consisting of patents or printed publications.
The AIA patent reform was squarely aimed at curbing the activities of non-practising entities (NPEs), also known as ‘patent trolls’, which had made life unpredictable for innovators in the tech industry.
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