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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: 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 ....