Patent Trial and Appeal Board Inventor Hour webinar: episode 2
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Patent Trial and Appeal BoardInventor Hour webinar: episode 2Kalyan Deshpande, Senior Lead Judge Scott Raevsky, Administrative Patent Judge
Jeff Fredman, Administrative Patent Judge Cynthia Hardman, Administrative Patent Judge
Eric Jeschke, Administrative Patent Judge Troy Tyler, Board Executive
Ryan Flax, Administrative Patent Judge Kulunie Cannon, Deputy Clerk for Hearings
September 23, 2021
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Agenda
• Meet a Board Operations Division member• Appeal Byte: what is an ex parte appeal?• Walkabout the PTAB webpage• Trial Byte: AIA proceedings overview• Hearings Byte: hearings logistics• Case study3
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Meet a Board Operations Division member: Troy Tyler
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Troy TylerBoard Executive
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Appeal Byte:what is an ex parte appeal?
Jeff Fredman, Administrative Patent Judge
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ALLOW REJECT
ALLOW REJECT
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Ex parte appeal process
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Notice of Appeal & Fee
Appeal Brief
Examiner’s Answer
Appeal Brief
Forwarding Fee
Decision by Board
Completion of Appeal Process
Oral Hearing (if requested)
Request for Rehearing(optional)
Oral Hearing Request & Fee
(optional)
Reply Brief(optional)
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Ex parte appeal process
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Notice of Appeal & Fee
Appeal Brief
Examiner’s Answer
Appeal Brief
Forwarding Fee
Decision by Board
Completion of Appeal Process
Oral Hearing (if requested)
Request for Rehearing(optional)
Oral Hearing Request & Fee
(optional)
Reply Brief(optional)
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Ex parte appeal process
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Notice of Appeal & Fee
Appeal Brief
Examiner’s Answer
Appeal Brief
Forwarding Fee
Decision by Board
Completion of Appeal Process
Oral Hearing(if requested)
Request for Rehearing(optional)
Oral Hearing Request & Fee
(optional)
Reply Brief(optional)
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Ex parte appeal process
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Notice of Appeal & Fee
Appeal Brief
Examiner’s Answer
Appeal Brief
Forwarding Fee
Decision by Board
Completion of Appeal Process
Oral Hearing (if requested)
Request for Rehearing(optional)
Oral Hearing Request & Fee
(optional)
Reply Brief(optional)
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Ex parte appeal process
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Notice of Appeal & Fee
Appeal Brief
Examiner’s Answer
Appeal Brief
Forwarding Fee
Decision by Board
Completion of Appeal Process
Oral Hearing (if requested)
Request for Rehearing(optional)
Oral Hearing Request & Fee
(optional)
Reply Brief(optional)
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Ex parte appeal process
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Notice of Appeal & Fee
Appeal Brief
Examiner’s Answer
Appeal Brief
Forwarding Fee
Decision by Board
Completion of Appeal Process
Oral Hearing (if requested)
Request for Rehearing(optional)
Oral Hearing Request & Fee
(optional)
Reply Brief(optional)
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Question/comment submission
To send in questions or comments during the webinar, please email:[email protected]
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Inventor resourceswww.uspto.gov
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Walkabout the PTAB webpage
Eric Jeschke, Administrative Patent Judge
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uspto.gov/ptab
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uspto.gov/patents/patent-trial-and-appeal-board/about-ptab/new-ptab
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uspto.gov/patents/ptab/trials
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uspto.gov/patents/ptab/appeals
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uspto.gov/patents/ptab/hearings
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uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/fees-and-payment/uspto-fee-schedule
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Question/comment submission
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Trial Byte:AIA proceedings overview
Cynthia Hardman, Administrative Patent Judge
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Types of AIA Proceedings
Trial Type Who Can File Applicability Availability BasisInter partes review (IPR)
Person who is:(a) not the patent owner, (b) has not previously filed
a civil action challenging the validity of a claim of the patent, and
(c) has not been served with a complaint alleging infringement of the patent more than 1 year prior (exception for joinder).
Any patent (first-to-invent or first-inventor-to-file).
For first-to-invent patents: anytime after patent grant or reissue.
For first-inventor-to-filepatents: from the later of: (a) 9 months after patentgrant or reissue; or (b) the date of termination of any post grant review.
102 and 103 based on patents and printed publications.
Post-grant review (PGR)
Person who is:(a) not the patent owner,
and (b) has not previously filed
a civil action challenging the validity of a claim of the patent.
Patent issued under first-inventor-to-file.
Must be filed within 9 months of patent grant or reissue.
101, 102, 103, 112 (but not best mode), and double patenting.
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AIA Proceeding Timeline
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PODiscovery
PetDiscovery
POPeriod
Motions on Evidence
Petition Filed PO Prelim. Resp.
Decision on Petition
PO Resp. & MTA
Pet. Reply & Opp. to MTA
PO Sur-Reply & Reply to
Opp.
Oral Hearing(on request)
Final Written Decision
PETITION PHASE TRIAL PHASE
3 mos
3 mosmax
3 mos
3 mos
1 mo
No more than 12 months (*by statute)
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Petition Phase: Briefing
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PODiscovery
PetDiscovery
POPeriod
Motions on Evidence
Petition Filed PO Prelim. Resp.
Decision on Petition
PO Resp. & MTA
Pet. Reply & Opp. to MTA
PO Sur-Reply & Reply to
Opp.
Oral Hearing(on request)
Final Written Decision
PETITION PHASE TRIAL PHASE
3 mos
3 mosmax
3 mos
3 mos
1 mo
No more than 12 months (*by statute)
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Petition Phase: Institution
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PODiscovery
PetDiscovery
POPeriod
Motions on Evidence
Petition Filed PO Prelim. Resp.
Decision on Petition
PO Resp. & MTA
Pet. Reply & Opp. to MTA
PO Sur-Reply & Reply to
Opp.
Oral Hearing(on request)
Final Written Decision
PETITION PHASE TRIAL PHASE
3 mos
3 mosmax
3 mos
3 mos
1 mo
No more than 12 months (*by statute)
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Trial Phase: Briefing
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PODiscovery
PetDiscovery
POPeriod
Motions on Evidence
Petition Filed PO Prelim. Resp.
Decision on Petition
PO Resp. & MTA
Pet. Reply & Opp. to MTA
PO Sur-Reply & Reply to
Opp.
Oral Hearing(on request)
Final Written Decision
PETITION PHASE TRIAL PHASE
3 mos
3 mosmax
3 mos
3 mos
1 mo
No more than 12 months (*by statute)
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Trial Phase: Evidence Motions & Hearing
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PODiscovery
PetDiscovery
POPeriod
Motions on Evidence
Petition Filed PO Prelim. Resp.
Decision on Petition
PO Resp. & MTA
Pet. Reply & Opp. to MTA
PO Sur-Reply & Reply to
Opp.
Oral Hearing(on request)
Final Written Decision
PETITION PHASE TRIAL PHASE
3 mos
3 mosmax
3 mos
3 mos
1 mo
No more than 12 months (*by statute)
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Trial Phase: Final Written Decision
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PODiscovery
PetDiscovery
POPeriod
Motions on Evidence
Petition Filed PO Prelim. Resp.
Decision on Petition
PO Resp. & MTA
Pet. Reply & Opp. to MTA
PO Sur-Reply & Reply to
Opp.
Oral Hearing(on request)
Final Written Decision
PETITION PHASE TRIAL PHASE
3 mos
3 mosmax
3 mos
3 mos
1 mo
No more than 12 months (*by statute)
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Question/comment submission
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Hearings Byte:hearings logistics
Kulunie Cannon, Deputy Clerk for Hearings
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Hearings
• Oral hearings can be requested in both ex parte appeals and AIA trials
• This presentation gives an introduction to logistics common to both types of hearings
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Remote hearings
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In-person hearings
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Logistics• Panel of three administrative patent judges
• Panel will have access to the entire file
• At in-person hearings, access to a projector, easels, and a document projector (ELMO)
• Hearings are generally 20 minutes in ex parte appeals, and generally 1 hour per side in AIA trials.
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Additional resources
• For more hearings information, visit uspto.gov/patents/ptab/hearings
• You will find:• PTAB Hearings Guide• Hearing Locations• Forms and Samples• Hearing Schedule
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Case studyScott Raevsky, Administrative Patent Judge
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Case studies goals
• Provide insight into patent prosecution• Show how the inter partes review (IPR)
framework requires a case-specific and fact-intensive inquiry
• Answer questions regarding PTAB’s current approach
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U.S. Patent No. 9,347,629 (filed as U.S. Patent Application No. 14/397,722)
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Claim 1 as filed
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Claim 1 as allowed by the Examiner
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Mpowerd v. Luminaid Lab, LLCIPR2018-01524, Paper 51 (Mar. 27, 2020)
• IPR process– Aug. 8, 2018 Mpowerd filed an IPR petition– Feb. 26, 2019 PTAB instituted IPR trial (Paper 6) and
included a scheduling order (Paper 7)– May 17, 2019 Patent Owner Luminaid filed a
response to the IPR petition supported by a Declaration showing reduction to practice before the filing of the prior art
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Mpowerd v. Luminaid Lab, LLCIPR2018-01524, Paper 51 (Mar. 27, 2020) • IPR process (continued)
– July 25, 2019 Petitioner Mpowerd deposed Declarant– Aug. 16, 2019 Petitioner Mpowerd filed a reply to the
Patent Owner Luminaid’s response– Aug. 28-Oct. 21, 2019 A variety of motions were filed,
including motions to seal, to exclude, and to allow live testimony
– Nov. 4, 2019 Oral hearing with live testimony– Feb. 25, 2020 A Final Written Decision was issued in
favor of Patent Owner Luminaid
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Takeaways
• Careful examination and appropriate claim amendments help limit the universe of relevant prior art, limiting opportunities for successful challenges
• An institution decision is not the final result• Evidence supporting a position is always important,
and here the evidence was dispositive for Patent Owner Luminaid
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Next Inventor Hour webinar
• October 28, 2021, at noon to 1 p.m. ET• Topics
– Meet a member of PTAB– Appeal Byte (how a decision is reached)– Walkabout the PTAB webpage– Trial Byte (pre-institution strategies for patent
owners)– PTAB: a storied history
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Future Inventor Hour webinars
• November 18, 2021, at noon to 1 p.m. ET
• December 16, 2021, at noon to 1 p.m. ET
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