Intro to Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Proceedings

This introductory course provides an overview of PTAB proceedings, focusing on Inter Partes Review proceedings. This webinar reviews filing logistics and introduces pertinent topics such as petition grounds, prior art, and claim challenges for IPRs in particular.  We will discuss the importance of communication between attorneys and paralegals when branding exhibits, preparing declarations and powers of attorney, serving documents, arranging payment of filing fees, and other aspects that will help filing day run as smoothly as possible. This course lays the groundwork for future modules to be released in 2023.

Instructors:

Jessica L.A. Marks is Senior Patent Counsel at Unified Patents, LLC. Her practice focuses on post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in technology areas including the internet-of-things, cloud computing, open-source, and content distribution. Prior to joining Unified, Ms. Marks worked at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, where her practice included prosecution, litigation, ITC…