TY - JOUR AU - Riley, Andrew AU - Stroud, Jonathan AU - Totten, Jeffrey PY - 2014/04/04 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - The Surprising Breadth of Post-Grant Review for Covered-Business-Method Patents JF - Science and Technology Law Review JA - stlr VL - 15 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.7916/stlr.v15i2.3985 UR - https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/stlr/article/view/3985 SP - AB - <p>Sued for or threatened with infringement? Companies and innovators&nbsp;sued for infringement over software, Internet, or business-method patents have a&nbsp;new means for quick and relatively low-cost resolution. By using the recently&nbsp;enacted post-grant review procedures at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office&nbsp;created by the America Invents Act and implemented September 16, 2012,&nbsp;parties can resolve software disputes quickly and relatively cheaply, compared to&nbsp;the rigors of a full trial. While there are never easy answers, these reviews enable&nbsp;many parties not only to lower costs but also to protect their own often-nascent&nbsp;software innovations from predatory suit.</p> ER -