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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Patentpractice <patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Stanley H. Kremen via Patentpractice<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Patentpractice] Appeal from PTAB Decision<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">Colleagues: What are the general grounds for appeal from an IPR decision. Would PTAB misinterpreting claims be adequate grounds. Also, has the statute setting the
evidentiary standard for an IPR to preponderance of the evidence rather than clear<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<pre style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What are the general grounds for appeal from an IPR decision. Would PTAB misinterpreting claims be adequate grounds. Also, has the statute setting the evidentiary standard for an IPR to preponderance of the evidence rather than clear and convincing ever been challenged at the Fed. Circuit or at SCOTUS?<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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