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5 Lessons From 5 Years On The Bench At PTAB

By Trenton Ward (October 18, 2017, 2:04 PM EDT) -- I consider myself lucky to have served as an administrative patent judge during the creation of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and its trial jurisdiction. I had the benefit of working alongside some outstanding judges who worked tirelessly to create a "just, speedy, and inexpensive" forum for patentability adjudication.[1] During my tenure as administrative patent judge, I witnessed some excellent advocacy on behalf of parties appearing before the PTAB, and I also witnessed some less than stellar representation. Relying on the benefit of five years of adjudicating America Invents Act trials, I offer the following five lessons for those practicing before the PTAB....

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