SPEAKERS:

Jonathan Stroud - Chief IP Counsel, Unified Patents

Mark Taylor – Assistant GC, Microsoft

Joshua Stern – Partner, WilmerHale

Our speakers from Microsoft, WilmerHale, and Unified hosted a lively conversation focused on the recent changes to § 314 and § 325, and followed how certain cases, like General Plastics & NHK Spring, could bring about future APA challenges to the de facto rules. For background on this topic, read Unified's recent report on the subject: unifiedpatents.com/insights/2020/5/13/ptab-procedural-denial-and-the-rise-of-314

Thank you to the panelists for covering such a key concern facing the Board. It's an important issue and we're hoping our study can shed some light on the dramatic rise in discretionary denials.

To listen to the recorded webinar, click here: https://vimeo.com/423800698

The slide presentation that went along with the webinar can be seen below.

We look forward to having you join us at our next webinar,  Proving Up Printed Publication Status in a Pandemic on June 25th at 12p EST. For more information, visit our website.