PTAB Denies Joinder Where Petitioner Relied on Different Experts
A recent PTAB order refused joinder of IPR petitions challenging the same formulation patent at issue in a previously instituted IPR proceeding despite almost complete overlap between the challenged claims and reliance on the exact same prior art. Famy Care Ltd. v. Allergan, Inc., IPR2017-00566, Paper 12, (PTAB July 12, 2017). The patent at issue…