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Develop valuable written and oral advocacy skills with the new PTAB Moot Court Competition

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Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Develop valuable written and oral advocacy skills with the new PTAB Moot Court Competition

Are you a law school student interested in working in the intellectual property field? Take advantage of this unique opportunity to develop and practice the written and oral advocacy skills needed to succeed in America Invents Act (AIA) proceedings with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB) Moot Court Competition.

This free, fully virtual program is open to teams of students who will be enrolled in law school full-time or part-time during the 2024-2025 academic year. It will begin in October 2024 and continue through April 2025.

Participants will:

Work closely with a PTAB Administrative Patent Judge (APJ) coach
Get practical tips and gain experience in how to best present a case before the PTAB
Participate in live oral arguments before a panel of APJs

Find more information, including eligibility and form submission requirements, on the program webpage. Interest forms must be submitted by March 31 by a law school faculty member or administrator.

For questions, please email PTABMootCourt@uspto.gov.

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