Fish & Richardson’s Post-Grant Practice Co-Chairs Dorothy Whelan (TC) and Karl Renner (DC), and Fish’s Tom Rozylowicz (DC), and Lauren Degnan (DC), will speak on four different sessions at the 2020 Virtual PTAB Bar AssociationAnnual Conference, September 24-25.
Fish is proud to be a founding member of this organization, whose goal is to bring together the nation’s best firms and industry leaders to encourage and facilitate the free flow of ideas regarding the evolving PTAB trial practice. Panel details are below.
Pre-Conference Session: Half-Day PTAB Master Class
The PTAB Master Class is for highly-experienced PTAB trial practitioners. The session will include an interactive discussion of advanced topics that have developed over the past year.
Speaker:Dorothy Whelan, Senior Principal, Fish & Richardson
General Session 2 – PTAB Judges’ Panel – An Inside Perspective on Disclaimers, Estoppel, and Discretionary Denials
This session will feature first-hand insights from Administrative Patent Judges with experience presiding over PTAB trials. There will be a special focus on cutting edge topics such as disclaimers, estoppel, and discretionary denials.
Speaker:Karl Renner, Principal, Fish & Richardson
Concurrent Session 2B – A Look Back – Analysis of Trends Over the Years
This session will provide a data-driven discussion of trends relating to PTAB practice, including changes in institution rates and final decision rulings; district court stays; and Federal Circuit affirmance/vacatur/reversal rates. Insights into the reasons for certain trends, and related key takeaways, will be closely examined.
Speaker:Tom Rozylowicz, Principal, Fish & Richardson
General Session 6 - Appellate Issues
This session will explore various PTAB-specific appellate issues, including critical points such as appellate standing and issue reviewability.
Speaker:Lauren Degnan, Principal, Fish & Richardson
To learn more, or to register,click here.
2020 PTAB Bar Association Annual Conference
September 24-25
