PTAB Newsletter

In this issue:

• Q&A with Arnold & Porter PTAB Practitioner Abigail Struthers

• Q&A with Arnold & Porter PTAB Practitioner John Sabacinski
• Upcoming Events and Speaking Engagements
• Sanctions for Abuse of IPR Process: Letter From Director Vidal and Precedential Director Review Decision OpenSky Indus., LLC v. VLSI Tech. LLC, IPR2021-01064, Paper No. 102 (PTAB Oct. 4, 2022)
• Recent PTAB Case Regarding Pre-Institution Settlement: Texas Instruments Inc. v. Sonrai Memory Ltd., IPR2022-00801, Paper No. 8 (PTAB Sep. 22, 2022)
• Federal Circuit overturns Board decision that violates the APA: Provisur Techs., Inc. v. Weber, Inc., 2021-1942 (Fed. Cir. 2022).
• Board Institutes IPR Over Fintiv Challenge, Citing Compelling Unpatentability Arguments: Nokia of America Corp. v. TQ Delta, LLC, IPR2022-00664, Paper 10 (PTAB Sept. 27, 2022)
• PTAB Extends Motion to Amend Pilot Program
• Open for Comments: USPTO Initiatives to Ensure Robustness and Reliability of Patent Rights
• Open for Comments: USPTO Considering Expanding Practitioner Admission Criteria  

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