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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
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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 counsel, whereas 100% of AIA trials (466 trials) were conducted remotely during the last year. Significantly, the number of hearings has not slowed during this transition. Chief Clerk Swift also noted that the Board received 46 requests for additional argument time under the Legal Experience and Advancement Program (
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A year to remember
“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering ‘it will be happier’.”
― Alfred Lord Tennyson
The end of a year is always a time for reflection on what we’ve accomplished and where we want to go. In 2020, the world faced a pandemic unlike anything we have seen in a century. Yet, as they always do during difficult times, inventors and entrepreneurs rose to the challenge.
Consider, for example, the multiple COVID-19 vaccines that were developed in less than a year, but are based on decades of research and countless inventions in dozens of scientific and technology disciplines. The importance of our nation’s consistent support of such creativity over time is more evident now than ever. As one COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer noted in its press release: “Intellectual property rights play an important role in encouraging investment in research.