PRACTITIONER'S CORNER

Kevin McNish (McNish PLLC) discusses the steps to file an Ex Parte Reexamination using EFS-Web

Angela Oliver (Haynes & Boone) discusses in detail Federal Circuit appeals after a Final Written Decision is issued from the PTAB.

Khue V. Hoang, Philip Eklem, and Connor Houghton, elite practitioners from Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg, engaged in a lively educational conversation about the International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), two popular forums for patent litigation. Although these areas have different scopes for proceedings and offer different remedies, patent disputes are often fought on both fronts, creating complex litigation scenarios.

Kevin McNish (McNish PLLC) and Alyssa Holtslander (Unified Patents) discuss filing Motions to Amend at the PTAB.

Kevin McNish, Managing Member of McNish, PLLC, conducted a webinar “Federal Circuit Filings 101: Appeals from the PTAB”. This webinar outlined discussed topics such as admission and CM/ECF NextGen to principal filings formats, and procedures to file at the CAFC.

Building on the explanatory animation of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)’s Legal Experience and Advancement Program (LEAP), Michelle Aspen, Senior Patent Counsel of Unified Patents, LLC discussed how LEAP helps junior attorneys gain trial advocacy skills by providing opportunities to practice at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) oral arguments. LEAP preparation includes training and mentoring on oral advocacy, the use of demonstratives, effective use of hearing time, etiquette, and other logistics of an oral hearing.