The Patent Trial and Appeal Board designates two decisions precedential

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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) designates two decisions precedential

K-40 Electronics, LLC v. Escort, Inc., Case IPR2013-00203 (PTAB May 21, 2014) (Paper 34)
This order provides factors that may be considered in determining whether to permit live testimony.

DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. v. MEDIDEA, L.L.C., Case IPR2018-00315 (PTAB Jan. 23, 2019) (Paper 29)
This order determines that the testimony of an inventor at the oral hearing is considered new evidence, and not permitted, if a declaration from the inventor has not been previously provided.

These precedential decisions can be found on the PTAB’s Precedential and Informative Decisions page of the USPTO website.

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