Policy, Procedure and Practice Points with the PTAB

June 21, 2024 11:30am

Honorable Jacqueline Bonilla
Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge, Patent Trial & Appeal Board
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Honorable Linda Horner
Administrative Patent Judge, Patent Trial & Appeal Board
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Honorable Grace Obermann
Administrative Patent Judge, Patent Trial & Appeal Board
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Interviewed by:

Jordan Markham
Partner
Steptoe LLP

In this panel, PTAB judges will reflect on:

  • Surveying notable patent wins and losses
  • Reviewing IPR, PGR and CBM filings involving pharmaceutical and biotechnology patents
  • Examining the latest statistics for types of challenges brought and types of patents challenged
  • Examining when the PTAB will issue a “good cause” extension of trial
  • Considering emerging case law shaping the role of prior art in the PTAB’s discretionary denial of inter partes review