Over a year ago, the America Invents Act (AIA) (http://1.usa.gov/19AoMZ2) reshaped trials at the U.S. Patent Office (USPTO). The AIA established inter partes review (IPR) proceedings with the goal of having a new procedure that would provide a faster and cheaper alternative to district court litigation. Inter partes reviews allow for any person other than the patent owner to file a petition challenging the validity of a patent in view of prior art patents or printed publications. Under this new regime, a Petitioner may challenge the validity of a patent with an inter partes review at the USPTO prior to a district court dispute on non-infringement.