ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law Publishes The Practitioner’s Guide to Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

The ABA Section of Intellectual Property recently published The Practitioner’s Guide to Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, authored by Finnegan attorneys for practitioners actively involved in managing the unique aspects of PTAB trials.  This comprehensive yet straight forward book is intended to provide practice-focused information including:

• A quick reference for PTAB statutes and rules
• Building patent trials into your litigation strategy
• A detailed description of a PTAB trial from petition preparation to appeals to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Clear references to supporting laws, rules, and regulations

As noted by the publisher, perhaps the most useful feature is a chapter on "Practical Tools" that compiles, in one place and organized by topic, all of the statutes, rules, and PTAB guidance covering PTAB trials. The Practical Tools are organized using a simple, standard framework that includes CFR citations; USPTO comments during rulemaking; PTAB orders and decisions; references to the PTAB trial practice guide; and informal guidance such as PTAB training presentations. This chapter is intended for the busy practitioners who needs to look up a topic, such as discovery, claim construction, or joinder, and have all of the collected guidance in one place.

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