USPTO Hour: Patent Trial and Appeal Board updates and priorities

Published on: 04/02/2026 14:39 PM

USPTO Alert

USPTO Hour webinar: Patent Trial and Appeal Board updates and priorities 

USPTO HOUR

Join us on Wednesday, April 8, from noon to 1 p.m. ET for our next USPTO Hour, hosted by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

In this session, we’ll focus on updates on the current state of the PTAB and recent Director decisions and memoranda.

Speakers include:

  • Kalyan Deshpande, Chief Administrative Patent Judge
  • Michelle Ankenbrand, Acting Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge

Please register to attend and submit your questions to USPTOHour@uspto.gov, along with any ideas or topics for future USPTO Hours.


Register today

For more information, including presentation materials and recordings of past sessions, visit the USPTO Hour webpage

 


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