The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "PTAB on Wi-Fi One: What's Next for Appeals?" on February 22, 2018 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET). Hon. Michael Tierney of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Matthew Berkowitz of Shearman & Sterling LLP, Scott Kamholz of Covington & Burling LLP, and David Kelley of Ford Global Technologies LLC will discuss the Federal Circuit's decision in Wi-Fi One LLC v. Broadcom Corp. that PTAB time-bar determinations under 35 U.S.C. § 315(b) are appealable because they do not fall within the scope of the judicial-review prohibition of § 314(d). The panel will also address the following topics:
• The AIA's various time bars as adjudicated by the PTAB -- and whether there is a standing inconsistency among PTAB panels.
• On which other issues are litigants likely to press for appeals such as the naming of all interested parties, or the reach of estoppel.
• Real-party-in-interest and privacy, because in practice many potential appeals involve situations with various parties including joint defense groups, indemnification, and patent aggregators.
• How will the PTAB respond to increased demands for discovery?
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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