PTABWatch Blog
http://www.ptabwatch.com/author/rricordati/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
- PTAB Revises Trial Practice Guide To Reflect Recent Decisions On Claim Construction, Petition and Motion Practice The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) recently published a second update to its Trial Practice Guide (TPG). The TPG, initially released in 2012, was first updated in August 2018 (see here). This second update further revises and/or adds guidance relating to certain general procedures and many aspects of trial practice before the PTAB. The July 2019 update modifies the following general procedures: Prohibition on Ex Parte Communications (I.A.2) Protective Orders (I.E.4) Additional Discovery (I.F.2) Live Testimony (I.F.5) Protective Order Guidelines (Appendix B) In keeping with the public notice aspect of Patent Office proceedings,... More