LEAP events

Legal Experience and Advancement Program (LEAP) events are a great way to learn about the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The LEAP program provides training and oral advocacy opportunities for less experienced advocates to gain practical experience in proceedings before the Board.

Learn about future events and peruse materials from past sessions below.

Upcoming events

The practicum will offer an opportunity for practitioners to hone their oral argument skills by presenting an AIA mock argument to a panel of sitting administrative patent judges.

Past events

Oct 27, 2023 - Fort Worth, TX

LEAP to Law School—Texas A&M Law School

Oct 11, 2023 - Denver, CO

LEAP to Chambers provides LEAP-eligible practitioners (LEAPers) an insider perspective on practicing before PTAB.

Practitioner will present arguments in a mock ex parte Appeal proceeding before a panel of three PTAB administrative patent judges

PTAB LEAP: ex parte appeal mock oral argument practicum

Preparing for your ex parte appeal argument

Feb 8, 2023 - San Jose, CA

Join PTAB's LEAP to Chambers event for an inside perspective on practicing before PTAB.

Nov 9, 2022

Participation in LEAP

Second anniversary celebration of the Legal Experience and Advancement Program (LEAP).

PTAB LEAP: AIA mock oral argument encore

PTAB LEAP: AIA mock oral argument practicum

PTAB LEAP: Preparing for your AIA oral argument

Join the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB) Legal Experience and Advancement Program (LEAP) for an America Invents Act (AIA) oral argument encore. Register today. Practitioners Erick Palmer (Mayer Brown LLP), Roger Lee (Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC), Tim Fink (O’Melveny & Myers LLP), and...

LEAP AIA trials mock argument

LEAP webinar about oral argument before PTAB.

May 18, 2021 - Virtual

Join the USPTO in celebrating the successful first year of the Legal Experience and Advancement Program (LEAP)! Register today for the program, which will feature an overview of LEAP, as well as a panel discussion regarding development opportunities for newer practitioners. Patent Trial and Appeal...

Apr 5, 2021 - Virtual

If you are a new patent practitioner, don’t miss this chance to witness “The ‘Perfect’ Oral Argument” before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Join us as Todd R. Walters (Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney) presents an ex parte appeal before a panel of judges followed by a panel discussion. Join...

A presentation with panelists W. Karl Renner of Fish & Richardson and Erin M. Dunston of Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP.

If you are a new patent practitioner, don’t miss this chance to witness “The ‘Perfect’ Oral Argument” before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Join us as Deputy Director Laura Peters presents along with 30 administrative patent judges. Join the free online training via Webex. A question and...

If you are a new patent practitioner, don’t miss this chance to witness “The ‘Perfect’ Oral Argument” before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Join us as Director Andrei Iancu, Chief Judge Scott Boalick, Deputy Chief Judge Jacqueline Bonilla, and 30 administrative patent judges offer a free...

Jun 25, 2020 - Virtual

A presentation on use of demonstratives, effective use of hearing time, decorum, and the logistics of an oral hearing.

May 14, 2020 - Virtual

A webinar with Deputy Chief Judge Jackie Bonilla, Vice Chief Judge Janet Gongola, Lead Judge Stacey White, and Judges Amanda Wieker and Christa Zado on use of demonstratives, effective use of hearing time, decorum, and the logistics of an oral hearing.