JONES DAY TALKS® – Patent Litigation, PTAB, Iancu’s Legacy, and Institution Discretion

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Matt Johnson and Sarah Geers discuss the impact of former USPTO Director Andrei Iancu on patent litigation and the PTAB.

Partners Matt Johnson and Sarah Geers talk about former USPTO Director Andrei Iancu’s impact on the PTAB, and what we might expect from a new director under the Biden Administration. They also comment on why patent litigation filings remained active during COVID-19, and explain the factors the PTAB considers when exercising its discretion to deny … Continue reading JONES DAY TALKS® – Patent Litigation, PTAB, Iancu’s Legacy, and Institution Discretion →

People in this episode

Guests: Matt Johnson, Sarah Geers

Topics covered

• patent litigation
• PTAB
• Iancu's legacy
• Biden Administration
• COVID-19 impact
• institution discretion

Keywords

• patent litigation
• PTAB
• Andrei Iancu
• Biden Administration
• COVID-19
• institution discretion

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Organizations: USPTO, Biden Administration, PTAB

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