PTAB Pro Bono Program: Helping inventors obtain legal counsel for PTAB proceedings

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PTAB Pro Bono Program: Helping inventors obtain legal counsel for PTAB proceedings 

Blog by Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO

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As Director of America’s innovation agency, I am committed to ensuring that our intellectual property system remains the dynamic engine of economic growth and national prosperity the framers of our Constitution envisioned. We fully recognize that navigating the patent system can be difficult at times, including proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Which is why I’m pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications from qualified inventors for free legal assistance in ex parte appeal proceedings through the PTAB Pro Bono Program.

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