January 8, 2020

Post-Grant for Practitioners: 2019 Year in Review

From the establishment of the PTAB Precedential Opinion Panel to an updated Trial Practice Guide to a decision throwing the constitutionality of PTAB appointments into question, 2019 was a busy year in post-grant practice. Join Fish Principals and Post-Grant Practice Co-Chairs Dorothy Whelan and Karl Renner as they take a closer look at the most significant developments in post-grant jurisprudence from 2019 and their impact on practitioners. Dorothy and Karl discuss:

• PTAB statistics and trends
• The PTAB’s Precedential Opinion Panel and some of the decisions it designated this year
• Important Federal Circuit and Supreme Court decisions, including:
  • Celgene Corp. v. Peter
  • Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc.
  • Return Mail, Inc. v. United States Postal Service
• What to watch for in 2020

Download a copy of the slides here.