Join WilmerHale Partners Dave Cavanaugh, Alexis Cohen, Greg Lantier, and Josh Stern for a discussion on the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s interim process for Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) workload management related to discretionary denial of post-grant review petitions at the PTAB.

Topics of discussion will include:

• The Director’s interim process and the PTAB’s implementation of that process to date;
• Trends in arguments made for and against discretionary denial;
• The Director’s decisions to date regarding discretionary denial; and
• Considerations for Patent Owners and Petitioners in seeking or arguing against discretionary denial. 

A subsequent webinar, Discretionary Denial at the PTAB: Evolving Insights From the Director's Interim Briefing Process, further explores developments in the process and their implications for discretionary denial practice at the PTAB.

Participants will have the opportunity to contribute questions for the panelists during the webinar. This program is being planned with the intention to offer CLE credit for attendees who join the live presentation.

*CLE credit is not available for those who watch a recording of the webinar.

WilmerHale has been accredited by the New York State and California State Continuing Legal Education Boards as a provider of continuing legal education. This program is being planned with the intention to offer CLE credit in California and non-transitional credit in New York for attendees who join the live presentation. This program, therefore, is being planned with the intention to offer CLE credit for experienced New York attorneys only. Attendees of this program may be able to claim England & Wales CPD. WilmerHale has been approved as a Colorado Certified Provider, as recognized by the Colorado Supreme Court Continuing Legal and Judicial Education Committee. We will apply for Colorado CLE (after the program) if requested. The type and amount of credit awarded will be determined solely by the Colorado Supreme Court. New Jersey grants reciprocal credit for programs that are approved in New York. We can also issue Connecticut credit. All attendees, regardless of jurisdiction, will receive a uniform certificate of attendance that shows the states in which the program was approved. Attendees who need credit in another jurisdiction can use the uniform certificate of attendance to self-apply. CLE credit is not available for on-demand webinar recordings.