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Webinar Materials - The Trial Before the Trial — Eliminating Presumptions and Other Recent USPTO Rule Changes

Speakers:

David Seastrunk — Senior Patent Counsel - Unified Patents

Dan Fishman — Senior Attorney, Yee & Associates, P.C.

We reviewed the new USPTO-issued revised rules that officially went into effect on January 9, 2021. Controversial changes that eliminate evidentiary presumptions in favor of the Petitioner for purposes of institution on certain fact issues were discussed. We looked over the rule changes and how they have affected both Petitioners and Patent Owners.

Thank you to our speakers for leading a great discussion!

To listen to the recorded webinar, click here: https://vimeo.com/508182874

The slide presentation from this webinar can be seen below.

Please join us at our next webinar, 5G RAN Economics and Licensing on February 25th at 12p ET. For more information, visit our website.

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Webinar Materials - The Results Are In: The USPTO’s Request for Comments on Discretionary Denials

Speakers:

Ashraf Fawzy – Legal Head - SEP, Unified Patents

Joshua Landau — Patent Counsel - Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA)

Joe Matal — Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP

We reviewed one of the most closely monitored rule changes in the AIA's history. The USPTO recently issued a request for comments regarding policy-based discretionary denials of PTAB proceedings. Such policy-based discretion included the PTAB's recent rise in considering: (a) parallel litigation (Fintiv Factors/NHK Spring); (b) parallel petitions; and (c) serial petitions when deciding whether to institute. We spoke about the proposed rule, the policy and practical considerations involved, and the competing interests which resulted in over 800 comments being submitted from stakeholders.

Thank you to our panelists for leading a great discussion!

To listen to the recorded webinar, click here: https://vimeo.com/492542852

The slide presentation from this webinar can be seen below, along with some accompanying materials — the collection of submitted comments that were mentioned; Apple's Arthrex Brief; and the request for comments.

https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2020/5/13/ptab-procedural-denial-and-the-rise-of-314

Please join us at our next webinar, The Trial Before the Trial — Eliminating Presumptions and Other Recent USPTO Rule Changes on January 28th at 12p ET. For more information, visit our website.

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Webinar Materials - Reexaminations Reborn: Strategies for Filing Ex Parte Reexaminations

Speakers​:

​Ellyar Barazesh – Senior Patent Counsel, Unified Patents
Jason Harrier — Senior Manager - Patent Counsel, Capital One
Scott McKeown – Partner, Ropes & Gray, LLP

Today we discuss​ed​ an overview of the ex parte reexamination process, ​spoke about strategies that work in successful filings, and look​ed through​ data behind reexaminations. We also compare​d​ post-grant proceedings​ and ​​spoke about​ considerations for using reexamination​s​ rather than PTAB proceedings​. We concluded with a preview of next month's webinar over comments provided about Discretionary Denials.

​Thank you to the panelists for covering a very insightful topic.​

To listen to the recorded webinar, click here: https://vimeo.com/481411113

The slide presentation from this webinar can be seen below.

Please join us at our next webinar, ​The Results Are In: The USPTO's Request for Comments on Discretionary Denials on ​December 1​7​th at 12p ET. For more information, visit our website.​

Webinar Materials - The Rise of Patent Litigation Finance: Data & Trends

Speakers: Alyssa Holtslander – Senior Patent Counsel, Unified Patents

Joshua Harris — Vice President, Burford Capital

Russ Emerson — Partner, Haynes and Boone

Jonathan Stroud — Chief IP Counsel, Unified Patents

While speaking on data and trends within patent litigation financing, we discussed how patent litigation financing works and who is providing the funding. We also discussed privilege and confidentiality issues, ethical issues, the impact of litigation funding to actual litigations, and other hot topic issues regarding patent litigation financing.

Thank you to the panelists for covering a very thought-provoking topic.

To listen to the recorded webinar, click here: https://vimeo.com/473656670

No formal slide presentation was given during the webinar. However, the slides below along with the article, “Pulling Back the Curtain on Complex Funding of Patent Assertion Entities” written by Jonathan Stroud, go hand-in-hand with our discussion today.

Please join us at our next webinar, Reexaminations Reborn: Strategies for Filing Ex Parte Reexaminations on November 19th at 12p EST. For more information, visit our website.

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Unified Welcomes New CFO to its Executive Team

Unified is pleased to announce Mary Malone has joined as Chief Financial Officer and a senior member of the executive team. Ms. Malone brings a wealth of experience working for several companies in the intellectual property space.

Additional information about Ms. Malone is available below as well as under the Team section of Unified’s website.

Mary Malone, Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Malone is an experienced Finance executive and operationally-oriented business partner. Ms. Malone has extensive experience in business performance management, acquisitions and finance operations. Prior to joining Unified Patents, she was the CFO at a private investment firm and before that, she was the CFO at Landon IP and CFO of CPA Global North America, both providers of services and software to manage intellectual property.