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On April 11, 2021, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) held
a Boardside Chat webinar to discuss remote hearings in AIA trials
and ex parte appeals. The discussion featured panelists Lead judges
Georgianna Braden and Jessica Kaiser, Deputy Chief Clerk Kulunie
Cannon, and PTAB practitioners David McCombs and Pauline
Pelletier.
The webinar began with a
presentation by Chief Clerk Erica Swift, who discussed the
PTAB s standard procedures for arranging and conducting remote
hearings, as well as recent hearing statistics. Prior to March
2020, less than 1% of AIA trials involved remote presentation by