The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Discussion with Senior PTAB Judges on PTAB Operations in Light of COVID-19" on June 9, 2020 at 2:00 pm (EDT). Hon. Jacqueline Wright Bonilla, Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge; Hon. Michael W. Kim, Acting Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge for Operations; and Hon. Michael P. Tierney, Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge, all of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); and Todd R. Walters of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney will discuss PTAB operations and recent trends and developments in practice before the PTAB in light of COVID-19. Topics to be addressed include maintaining schedules, handling requests for extensions of time, complying with statutory mandates, depositions, oral hearings, and unique issues that have arisen in light of current events.
There is no registration fee for IPO members for this webcast (the fee for non-members is $150). Additional information regarding the webcast can be found here.
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