The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "A Kinder, Gentler PTAB? Proposed New Trial Rules & Important Recent Decisions" on September 9, 2015 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET). Hon. Michael Tierney, Lead Administrative Patent Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office; Steven Baughman of Ropes & Gray LLP; and Lissi Mojica of Dentons US LLP will discuss what the proposed PTAB rules changes are likely to mean in practice, focusing on: 1) the patent owner’s new ability to offer evidence in its preliminary response, and 2) the lowering of the hurdle to amend claims through clarification of the relevant prior art, as explained in the recent inter partes review opinion ImageMaster 3D. The panel will also discuss the pros & cons of a proposed pilot program under which a single APJ would decide whether to institute an IPR trial, with two additional APJs being assigned to conduct the IPR trial, if instituted.
The registration fee for the webinar is $130 (government and academic rates are available upon request). Those interested in registering for the webinar can do so here.
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