The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Ethics in AIA Post-Grant Proceedings at the PTAB" on November 10, 2016 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET). Hon. Thomas Giannetti, Lead Administrative Patent Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will review the ethical obligations of participants in AIA post-grant proceedings. Richard Giunta of Wolf Greenfield and Kevin Laurence of Renaissance IP will discuss several topics with the judge, including:
• The rules regarding motions for sanctions by parties in an inter partes (IPR) or covered business method (CBM) review;
• Lessons from successful motions for sanctions versus unsuccessful motions; and
• Ethical problems that arise due to parallel proceedings at the PTAB and U.S. district courts, including issues regarding protective orders and inconsistent claim construction.
The registration fee for the webinar is $135 (government and academic rates are available upon request). Those interested in registering for the webinar can do so here.
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