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PTAB Bar Association
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OVER 400 MEMBERS SIGNED UP SINCE PTAB BAR ASSOCIATION LAUNCH ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2016
In less than three weeks since the launch of the
Patent and Trial Appeal Board (“PTAB”) Bar Association
, over 400 individuals have signed up as members to the Association. “One of our launch goals was to sign up at least 300 members during the Association’s first month, and I’m proud to say that we reached that goal ahead of schedule,” said Bob Steinberg
, Interim President of the Association. The number of members joining the Association further confirms the legal community’s recognition of the PTAB’s importance as a venue for patent validity disputes after only four years of the new trial proceedings created by the America Invents Act
(AIA).
The creation of the PTAB Bar Association involved collaboration among more than 45 law firms over the past several months. The association's mission is to promote the highest professional and ethical standards among lawyers and stakeholders who appear before the PTAB, to help establish best practices for the practice and skills required before the PTAB, and to foster communication among its various stakeholders.
“The growing community of PTAB lawyers will benefit from an organization that can help stay abreast of rulemaking and share lessons learned,” says
Monica Grewal
, the President-Elect of the Boston Patent Law Association
. “I look forward to continuing and expanding the collaboration that has made the founding of this association possible.”
About the PTAB Bar Association:
To help establish best practices for the unique practice and skills required before the PTAB and to foster communication among its various stakeholders, the PTAB Bar Association was formed by leading legal advocates with the mission to promote the highest professional and ethical standards among lawyers and stakeholders who appear before the PTAB.
In addition to providing a forum for communications between the PTAB and practitioners, the Association also will coordinate many other important functions, such as PTAB-centric continuing legal education, pro bono opportunities, career enhancement, and scholarship activities.
The
Inaugural Annual Conference of the PTAB Bar Association
will take place March 1 and 2, 2017 in Washington, D.C. To become a member of the PTAB Bar Association, and for more details on its events and functions, please visit http://www.ptabbar.org/
.
The current PTAB Bar Association officers and directors include:
- Interim President and Director
Bob SteinbergofLatham & Watkins LLP
- Interim President-Elect and Director
Erika Harmon ArnerofFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
- Interim Vice President and Director
Naveen Modi ofPaul Hastings LLP
- Interim Secretary and Director
J. Steven BaughmanofRopes & Gray LLP
- Interim Treasurer and Director
David W. HigerofKirkland & Ellis LLP
- Interim Directors
Q. Todd DickinsonofPolsinelli PCMonica GrewalofWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPSara Tonnies HortonofJenner & Block LLPKevin B. LaurenceofRenaissance IP Law Group LLPDavid L. McCombsofHaynes & Boone LLPScott A. McKeownofOblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt LLPTerry ReaofCrowell & Moring LLPW. Karl RennerofFish & Richardson PCMarc V. RichardsofBrinks Gilson & LioneEleanor M. YostofGoodwin Procter LLP
PLEASE DIRECT INQUIRIES TO:
media@PTABBar.org
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Index
Community Calendar
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Table of Contents
President's Message by Erik Belt
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BPLA Submitted
Amicus
Brief in Design Case of the Century
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Message from the Editor-in-Chief
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The Defend Trade Secrets Act: Examining the DTSA’s Language, Use, and Future
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BPLA's ANNUAL MEETNG AND LUNCHEON
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RESTORING THE PATENT SYSTEM: Countering Supreme Court Attacks on What Can Be Patented
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IPR Motions to Amend: Rays of Hope for Patent Owners Despite Gloomy Statistics
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Nominations for the BPLA Officers and Board of Governors for 2016-2017
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In re Aqua Products
: Claim Amendments During Inter Partes
ReviewRead more >
Proposed Membership By-Law Change
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The 2016
Invented Here!
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2015 BPLA Annual Meeting Minutes
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Ex Parte
Reexamination as a Valuable Option for Challenging Patent ClaimsRead more >
PTAB Bar Asssociation
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McRO v. Bandai
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Members on the Move
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