Recent advances in ex parte appeals and hearings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

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Recent advances in ex parte appeals and hearings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Guest blog post by Chief Judge of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board Scott Boalick

Chief Judge Boalick meets with his team. (Photo by Jay Premack/USPTO)

While recent changes to Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) practices for America Invents Act (AIA) trials have garnered a significant amount of attention recently, the Board has also been making major strides in ex parte appeal pendency as well as improving accessibility to hearings in both types of matters.

The Board brought the ex parte appeal inventory down from a high of over 26,000 appeals in 2012 to less than 8,700 as of the end of the fiscal year. This is the lowest inventory in over a decade.

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