Name: PTAB Power Shift: Discretionary Denials, Director Control & IPR Survival
Price: 58 USD

What You'll Learn

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About This Course

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) faces a transformative era driven by shifting policies on discretionary denials, enhanced Director review frameworks, and evolving standards for Inter Partes Review (IPR) survival. Patent counsel must constantly adjust administrative post-grant strategies to navigate these complex USPTO mechanics and protect vital intellectual property assets.

In this CLE webinar, Sergey Vernyuk, Partner at Emerson Thomson Bennett, details the modern PTAB landscape, focusing on discretionary denial trends and the expanding boundaries of Director control. Attendees will gain actionable legal insights required to maximize administrative success and insulate corporate portfolios from invalidation.

What You Will Learn in this Webinar:

Analyze trends in PTAB Discretionary Denials and institution risks
Navigate Director Review and procedural impact for post-grant outcomes
Formulate advanced IPR survival strategies to withstand initial institution hurdles
Evaluate serial and parallel PTAB filings affecting the same patent assets and proceedings

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Founded in November 2006, The Knowledge Group has established itself as a premier eLearning hub for Continuing Legal Education (CLE), Continuing Professional Education (CPE), and technology-focused webcasts. We equip lawyers, accountants, and industry professionals with expert-driven insights, timely regulatory updates, and practical strategies to help them stay ahead in an ever-evolving landscape.

Sergey Vernyuk

Partner at Emerson Thomson Bennett

Sergey is an Ohio-based registered U.S. Patent Attorney whose practice includes litigating intellectual property (IP) issues, negotiating and implementing agreements involving IP, evaluating and consulting on IP, and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Sergey has appeared before various U.S. District Courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. He has represented clients (both companies and individuals) across a broad range of sectors, including authors and artists, retail, automotive, industrial equipment, instrumentation, welding, packaging, soil treatment, hunting and outdoor equipment, toys, apparel, food and beverage, forensics, analytics, security and biometrics, medical equipment, software, non-profits, consulting, and insurance.

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PTAB Power Shift: Discretionary Denials, Director Control & IPR Survival

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