Our speakers from Microsoft, WilmerHale, and Unified hosted a very lively conversation over Recent PTAB Discretionary Denials Rulings - Changes to §314 and §325. The discussion focused on the recent changes to § 314 and § 325, and followed how certain cases, like General Plastics & NHK Spring, could bring about future APA challenges to the de facto rules. For background on this topic, read Unified's recent report on the subject : unifiedpatents.com/insights/2020/5/13/ptab-procedural-denial-and-the-rise-of-314
Thank you to the panelists for covering such a key concern facing the Board. It's an important issue and we're hoping our study can shed some light on the dramatic rise in discretionary denials.
