PTAB - Webinar Changes to PTAB Practice and Procedures in 2019

The USPTO is holding a free webinar on changes to PTAB practice and procedure. It is scheduled from noon to 1 pm ET on October 10, 2019: 

"We will review all the improvements to ex parte appeal and AIA trial procedures that have been made over the past fiscal year. These changes include a Motion to Amend pilot program, new update to the Trial Practice Guide, establishment of a revised process to issue precedent, and release of several new informative and precedential decisions. Chief Judge Scott Boalick, Deputy Chief Judge Jackie Bonilla, Vice Chief Judge Tim Fink, and Lead Judge Kal Deshpande will present during this webinar.

The webinar is free and open to all. There will be a Q&A session at the end of the presentation, so please send questions in advance or during the webinar to PTABBoardsideChat@uspto.gov.

More information, including the webinar access information, is available on the PTAB Boardside Chat webpage"

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IP Watchdog - Alice: Benevolent Despot or Tyrant? Analyzing Five Years of Case Law Since Alice v. CLS Bank: Part I & II

Mr. Robert Sachs recently published a two-part article on IP Watchdog related to U.S. software patents before and after the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice v. CLS Bank decision. This is an interesting article which rolls out lots of data and charts. Good job by Mr. Sachs!

Part I - Alice: Benevolent Despot or Tyrant? Analyzing Five Years of Case Law Since Alice v. CLS Bank relates to litigation trends.

Part II - Alice: Benevolent Despot or Tyrant? Analyzing Five Years of Case Law Since Alice v. CLS Bank relates to how courts decide 35 U.S.C. 101 motions for different technologies.

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