Difference between revisions of "Patent Trial and Appeal Board"

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In the USPTO, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) is an internal appeals board.

Bilski: The BPAI rejected the Bilski patent. This decision was upheld by the CAFC in the 2008 in re Bilski case. As of April 2010, the US Supreme Court is reviewing the CAFC's decision in the case Bilski v. Kappos.
In re Alappat (1994, USA): Here the USPTO rejected the patent, the BPAI overturned the rejection, and the CAFC reinstated the rejection.

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+In the [[USPTO]], the '''Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences''' ('''BPAI''') is an internal appeals board.
-Not sure if this community is appropriate, but I had to put a brief word in to ask for your advice.
+==Decisions==
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+* [[Bilski]]: The BPAI rejected the [[Bilski patent]].  This decision was upheld by the [[CAFC]] in the 2008 [[in re Bilski]] case.  As of April 2010, the [[US Supreme Court]] is reviewing the CAFC's decision in the case [[Bilski v. Kappos]].
-I don't know where to start. So...Did anybody get Magic of Making Up? Some site recommended that it is a good place to start, but I'm scared of being scammed. For example, can I even believe reviews such as <a href=http://getbackex.org/magic-of-making-up-review/>Magic of Making Up Review</a>?
+* [[In re Alappat (1994, USA)]]: Here the USPTO rejected the patent, the BPAI overturned the rejection, and the CAFC reinstated the rejection.
-Your thoughts?
+==Related pages on {{SITENAME}}==
+* [[USA patents courts and appeals]]
+==External links==
+* [http://www.uspto.gov/patents/process/appeal/index.jsp BPAI webpage on uspto.gov]
+* [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bpai/ Patently-O's blog posts tagged "bpai"]
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