PTAB Bar Association Webinar: PTAB Discretion – Proposed Rule Changes
Fish's Jeremy Monaldo will speak on the webinar "PTAB Discretion – Proposed Rule Changes," hosted by the PTAB Bar Association, on June 16. This is the third in a series of three webinars on the USPTO's proposed sweeping rule changes for PTAB practice.
PTAB Discretion – Proposed Rule Changes Friday, June 16, 2023 | 2:00 p.m. ET
This webinar will address proposed changes regarding discretionary denials, Fintiv, and "compelling merits," including: The agency's proposed changes to PTAB discretion under 314(a) and 325(d)
"Compelling merits" as proposed in the advance notice of proposed rulemaking — what is "compelling," and what will the ultimate rule possibly look like?
"Substantial relationship" and "substantial overlap" — what is "substantial," and when has that threshold been crossed?
Potential statutory overreach concerns as expressed by recent judiciary hearings
Moderator:
Stephanie Schonewald, Partner, Choate, Hall & Stewart