2023 PTAB Year in Review

The USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) had another newsworthy year in 2023. Please join Foley & Lardner for a webinar looking back at the past year’s major developments and how they may impact practice before the PTAB in 2024. Specific topics will include:

• The latest PTAB statistics, including new cases and institution grant rates
• Developments related to discretionary denial under Fintiv factors
• Proposed changes to institution practices and status of proposed rule changes
• Affirmance rates, trends, and notable decisions by the Federal Circuit in appeals from AIA trial proceedings
• Hot topics, including the revised interim director review process and duty of candor during IPR proceedings

To register, click here. There is no fee to attend.

CLE

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Foley & Lardner LLP is an approved MCLE provider in California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Texas, and Utah.

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