The primary function of the appellate court is to consider errors of law committed by the trial judge. Advocacy in the appellate court is an art unto itself. John W. Davis, Esq., a great appellate ...

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“Arguing the most clearly-wrong rejections first places the Board in the proper mental disposition for later arguments. They’re naturally going to be more open to you and more skeptical of other ...

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“Life is hard enough in the PTAB; don’t make it harder.” Much ink has been spilled over the grim odds facing patent owners in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings. For the October 2023-October 2024 ...