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Pre-Conference Session -
Master Class
PTAB Bar Association Conference
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
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Master Class - Panel 1
On Your Mark: Petitioner Strategy
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Panel 1 On Your Mark: Petitioner Strategy
Getting Started: Grappling with the Discretion
of 314(a) & 325(d)
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Poll Question #1: All things being equal, would you rather
file a joint petition with a co-defendant, or file your own
petition two months after the co-defendant files a
petition?
POLL
OPEN
1 a. File jointly0%
2 b. File separately0%
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Panel 1 On Your Mark: Petitioner Strategy
Proving Public Accessibility of Prior Art
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Poll Question #2: Has the Board’s handling of non-patent
literature prior art kept you from filing a petition or from using
non-patent literature in a petition?
POLL
OPEN
1 a. Yes0%
2 b. No0%
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Panel 1 On Your Mark: Petitioner Strategy
Impact of SAS Institute on Petitioner Strategy
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Panel 1 On Your Mark: Petitioner Strategy
Impact of Phillips on Claim Construction Strategy in Petitions
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Panel 1 On Your Mark: Petitioner Strategy
Addressing Real Party-in-Interest Issuesat the Petition Stage
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Poll Question #3: If, as Petitioner, you anticipate Patent
Owner raising RPI issues in the POPR, do you proactively
include evidence and/or argument in the Petition addressing
the issue?
POLL
OPEN
1 a. Yes, I would include declaration testimony.0%
2 b. Yes, but I would only include argument without evidence.0%
3 c. No, I would wait until after Patent Owner raises the issue.0%
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Master Class - Panel 2
Set the Pace: Patent Owner Defense
Strategy
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Panel 2 Set the Pace: Patent Owner Defense Strategy
Using RPI as a Defense Strategy
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Panel 2 Set the Pace: Patent Owner Defense Strategy
Preliminary Responses
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Poll Question #4: Does the SAS Institute all-or-nothing
institution requirement most benefit the Petitioner or the
Patent Owner?
POLL
OPEN
1 a. Petitioner0%
2 b. Patent Owner0%
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Panel 2 Set the Pace: Patent Owner Defense Strategy
Impact of Phillips Claim Construction on Patent Owner Strategy
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Poll Question #5: Do you think district courts will pay more
attention to PTAB claim construction in light of the change to
the Phillips standard?
POLL
OPEN
1 a. Yes, I've seen it0%
2 b. Yes, but I have not seen it yet0%
3 c. No, I don't think there will be much difference0%
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Master Class - Panel 3
The Bell Lap: Trial Strategy
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Panel 3 The Bell Lap: Trial Strategy
Depositions
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Panel 3 The Bell Lap: Trial Strategy
Claim Amendment Pilot Program
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Poll Question #6: If you were given the opportunity to opt out
of the pilot program in favor of filing a motion to amend under
the original program, would you do so?
POLL
OPEN
1 a. Yes0%
2 b. No0%
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Panel 3 The Bell Lap: Trial Strategy
Patent Owner Sur-Reply
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Poll Question #7: Do you expect the guarantee of a sur-reply
to result in more final decisions favorable to Patent Owner?
POLL
OPEN
1 a. Yes0%
2 b. No0%
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Panel 3 The Bell Lap: Trial Strategy
Oral Hearing
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Poll Question #8: Should the Board decide all motions to
exclude at a pre-hearing conference?
POLL
OPEN
1 a. Yes, it would simplify the oral hearing0%
2 b. No, I would like the opportunity to present arguments at
the hearing0%
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Panel 3 The Bell Lap: Trial Strategy
Motion Practice
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Panel 3 The Bell Lap: Trial Strategy
Rehearing
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Poll Question #9: After an adverse Final Written Decision,
how likely are you to seek rehearing?
POLL
OPEN
1 a. Never0%
2 b. Only on a glaring mistake of law or fact0%
3 c. Always, I have nothing to lose0%