PTAB Newsletter

In this issue:

• Q&A with Arnold & Porter PTAB Practitioner Jeffrey Miller
• Q&A with Arnold & Porter PTAB Practitioner Thomas Carr 
• Federal Circuit Precedential Decision: Patent Owner Disclaimer During IPR Not Binding on Board
• Board Applies Updated Guidance From Director on the Treatment of Applicant Admitted Prior Art (AAPA) 
• Board Uses Median Time-to-Trial for District, Rather Than for the Division or Judge, When Analyzing Fintiv Factor 2
• Board Institutes IPR After Jury Verdict in Related District Court Proceeding Because the Board Found “a Compelling Unpatentability Challenge”
• PTAB’s LEAP to Chambers Program Provides Excellent Learning Experience for New Attorneys   

* Drew Needham contributed to this newsletter. Mr. Needham is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law and is employed at Arnold & Porter's Washington, DC office. Mr. Needham is admitted only in Maryland. He is not admitted to the practice of law in Washington, DC.

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