PTABWatch Blog
http://www.ptabwatch.com/author/mjorge/PTABWatch, provided by Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP, analyzes and reports recent developments concerning Post-Grant Proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), including Inter Partes Review (IPR), Post Grant Review (PGR), and Covered Business Method (CBM) proceedings.
Recent Blog Posts
- “Hearsay & Authentication” From the PTAB Judges’ Perspective The PTAB recently hosted a Boardside Chat webinar on the topic of hearsay and authentication before the Board. The Administrative Patent Judges that presented were Michael Zecher, Tom Giannetti and Grace Obermann. A PowerPoint of the presentation can be found here and the Boardside Chat schedule can be found here. The webinar began with a discussion on authentication, which is covered by Rules 901 and 902 of the Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE). Under FRE 901, “a proponent must produce... More