Recent Developments in PTAB Practice and Their Impact for Petitioners and Patent Owners

Please make plans to join us for a CLE on PTAB Practice!

When: January 16, 2020 | 11:45 a.m.
Where: Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP | 1180 Peachtree St., Floor 26 Conference Room

Recent PTAB decisions and practices, rule changes and decisions by the Federal Circuit and Supreme Court have created new issues for petitioners and patent owners to consider when preparing and attacking IPR petitions. The panel will discuss recent developments in IPR practice and how they impact potential strategies for petitioners and patent owners.

Lunch will be provided.

Speakers:

o    Hon. William Fink, Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, US Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA

o    Jessica L.A. “Jess” Marks, Senior Patent Counsel, Unified Patents Inc., Washington, D.C.

o    Karen Carroll, Partner, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Atlanta

o    James D. Stein, Partner, Lee & Hayes P.C., Atlanta

The cost is $15 for section members and $25 for non-members.