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aſter termination of any post-grant review, but also must be sought within one year of service of an infringement complaint, an accused infringer may not have much time to seek inter partes review. Additionally, a potential challenger must carefully consider the timing of any potential estoppel created via inter partes review versus the timing of any potential infringement suit.


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Deborah Sterling’s practice is focused in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, where she is involved in all areas of patent procurement, exploitation and enforcement. She has significant experience in representing clients in patent reexaminations and has represented clients in patent interferences before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences of the USPTO. Sterling has extensive experience in evaluating patent portfolios, e.g., for invalidity, non-infringement, freedom-to- operate and due diligence analyses, and she has assisted clients in devising design- around strategies for issued patents.


Each post-issuance option under the AIA has its advantages and disadvantages, and one cannot take a one-size-fits-all approach when considering them. Prior knowledge and experience with patent reexaminations, interferences, prosecution and litigation will be invaluable in devising the optimal strategy for a particular situation. n


Eldora L. Ellison, PhD, is a director at Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox. She can be contacted at: eellison@skgf.com


Deborah Sterling, PhD, is an associate in the biotechnology/chemical group at Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox. She can be contacted at: dsterlin@skgf.com


Eldora Ellison has extensive


experience in representing clients in patent reexaminations and concurrent patent litigation in the federal courts, and has overseen more than a dozen patent interferences before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences of the USPTO. Ellison's practice also includes counseling clients on intellectual property strategy; evaluating patent portfolios, e.g., for invalidity, non-infringement, freedom- to-operate and due diligence analyses; and preparing and prosecuting patent applications.


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Experience in the field of patent matters as a patent specialist in the industry or as a patent attorney with experience in carrying out searches.


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