Commenting on a PTAB decision finding that a VLSI patent that a jury said Intel owed $675 million for infringing was invalid, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said that the decision highlights how uninterested third-parties use the America Invents Act in ways that undermine innovation. He added that “allowing anyone to challenge a patent gives patent challengers a windfall and destabilizes IP rights, damaging the incentives that patents are meant to create.” Click here to read the full article.