THE PTAB LIVE!

The APJs Speak on Practices, Policy and Procedure

October 25, 2023 1:30pm

Honorable Grace Obermann
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

Moderator:

William Zimmerman
Partner
Knobbe Martens

  • Surveying notable pharmaceutical patent wins and losses
  • Reviewing IPR, PGR and CBM filings involving pharmaceutical 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
  • Evaluating when petitioners may rely on prior art previously considered by the PTAB