The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) AIA Trials Committee will be presenting a fireside chat entitled "A Year in Review: PTAB Practice Updates, the Impact of COVID, and Lessons Learned Along the Way" on May 25, 2021 from 10:00 to 11:00 am (CT). Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge Michael Tierney of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board and George "Trey" Lyons, III of McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will look at changes to, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on, AIA Trial Proceedings, including: discretionary denials, motion to amend pilot program, § 101, and appealability, as well as lessons learned from the pandemic that will influence PTAB practice moving forward.
The panel discussion is free for IPLAC members. Those interested in registering for event can do so here.
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