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Patent Trial and Appeal Board PTAB practice evolved at breakneck pace during tenure of US Patent and Trademark Office Director Vidal. Commscope Techs LLC v Dali Wireless Inc IPR2022 01242 Paper 23 at 4 and 5. OpenSky Indus LLC v VLSI Tech LLC IPR2021 01064, Paper 102, 49 50
Despite 20-30% of registered patent attorneys being women, women make up only 12% of total attorney appearances in Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings, according to a new report from the PTAB Bar Association.
When considering a petition for post-grant review PGR or inter partes review IPR, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board PTAB has discretion to deny institution. The PTAB’s Consolidated Trial Practice Guide provides that, when exercising its discretion considers events.