PTAB Denies Inter Partes Review for Administrative Efficiency Reasons

In its decision, the Board stated that it  “decline[d] to expend our resources scouring the numerous grounds for one that demonstrates a reasonable likelihood that petitioner would prevail in showing unpatentability of at least one of the claims.” Attempting to do so in the mere three-month statutory timeframe would “undermine the board's ability to complete determinations regarding other petitions awaiting decisions on institution and to complete instituted trials in the time periods mandated by Congress,” the Board said.