WilmerHale will co-host the third annual Post-Grant Practice Roundtable Discussion. Join patent leaders from academia, industry, and government as they discuss the post-grant practice at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and how post-grant proceedings continue to change the practice of patent law. The half-day program will explore current issues with post-grant proceedings before the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), district courts, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), and the US Supreme Court.

Topics include:

• Statistics and Trends in AIA Post-Grant Proceedings
• Constitutionality of Post-Grant Proceedings (Oil States)
• Partial Institutions (SAS)
• Developments in Real Party-in-Interest at the PTAB and in Practice
• Amendments (Aqua Products)
• Appealability of Institution Decisions (Wi-Fi One)
• Presenting a Compelling Case – As Seen from PTO and Practitioners
• Use of Declaratory Evidence with use of Preliminary Response
• Sur-Replies During Pre-Institution or Post-Institution
• The Use of Sovereign Immunity by State Institutions to Terminate IPRs
• Federal Circuit Review of PTAB Decisions
• Legislative Developments – Hearings and Proposals
• PTAB Outreach to Solicit Suggestions for Improving Post-Grant Procedures
• The Road Ahead for Post-Grant Proceedings