BPLA’s Second Annual PTAB Summit

2017 Ⓒ Boston Patent Law Association

Save The Date BPLA’s Second Annual PTAB Summit

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

Volume 48, Issue 3

September 14, 2017 Organizers:

Rachel L. Emsley, Finnegan

and

Andrej Barbic, Ph.D., Proskauer Rose

Whether you are new to AIA trials or a seasoned PTAB veteran, we hope that you will join the Contested Matters Committee for our cornerstone event. We are expanding the summit to a full day event! The new morning session will feature an “AIA Trial Bootcamp” hosted by the PTAB Bar association, and the afternoon session will feature panel discussions and networking with PTAB stakeholders and PTAB practitioners.

Come share and learn about the evolution of PTAB practice.

Registration will be separate for the morning and afternoon sessions. Details and registration information will be posted soon on the BPLA Events Web Page.

Tentative Schedule:

9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.

Registration for Morning Session

Light breakfast will be served

10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

PTAB Bar Association Presents: AIA Trial (PTAB) “Boot Camp”

Explore the nuts and bolts of PTAB proceedings, review and critique pleadings, share and learn best practices from seasoned PTAB practitioners

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch and Registration for Afternoon Session

1 - 4 p.m.

Panel Discussions

Explore how the PTAB has evolved over the past 5 years of AIA post-grant trials, consider the evolving boundaries of PTAB proceedings, and the maturing of PTAB strategy as the proceedings are continually shaped by the Supreme Court, Federal Circuit, and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Panelists will include practitioners, APJ’s and in-house counsel.

4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Networking and Cocktail Reception

Location:

Boston Marriot Cambridge

50 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02142

For more information about this event, contact the Contested Matters Committee Co-chairs at

contested@bpla.org

Rachel L. Emsley, Finnegan Andrej Barbic, Ph.D., Proskauer Rose