The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA), signed into law in 2011, has created new opportunities for those accused of patent infringement to challenge the validity of granted patents, with the institution of new “post-grant” proceedings. Today, the validity of RPost patents have been challenged by companies, including Symantec, Swiss Post, Experian, EBay, Epsilon, and Constant Contact. These companies instituted requests for post grant reviews, including Ex-parte Re-exam [...]

Industry/Function: Industry Association / Human Resources Location: United States RPost Service: Registered Email™ service Use/Application: Registered Email™ service was used to receive verifiable proof of delivery of employee handbooks. Benefit: Eliminated past claims by employees of non-receipt of employee handbook (when sent by standard email in prior years). Cut time and money associated wi [...]