United States: Precedential: IPR ‘Real Party In Interest' Should Be Interpreted Broadly And Expansively - Winston & Strawn LLP

In a trio of related opinions, the PTAB terminated IPR petitions brought by RPX because the petitions did not name Salesforce as a real party in interest (RPI) and because Salesforce was time barred under 35 U.S.C. § 315(b) from filing.