Webinar on recent updates to PTAB AIA Trial Practice Guide

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Webinar on recent updates to PTAB AIA Trial Practice Guide

Mark your calendar: we are hosting a Boardside Chat webinar on Thursday, August 8, from noon to 1 p.m. ET about recent updates made to the AIA Trial Practice Guide. Vice Chief Judges Mike Tierney and Tim Fink will present. Topics include:

  • Factors that may be considered by the Board in determining when additional discovery will be granted
  • Use of the Phillips claim construction standard
  • Submission of testimonial evidence with a patent owner preliminary response
  • Information to be provided by the parties if there are multiple petitions filed at or about the same time challenging the same patent
  • Motion to amend practice
  • Factors that may be considered by the Board in determining whether to grant a motion for joinder
  • Procedures to be followed when a case is remanded
  • Procedures for parties to request modifications to the default protective order

The webinar is free and open to all. There will be a Q&A session at the end of the presentation, so please send questions in advance or during the webinar to PTABBoardsideChat@uspto.gov.

More information, including the webinar access information, is available on the PTAB "Boardside Chat" webinar series webpage of the USPTO website.