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SUMMARY:PTAB Bar Assoc. Program Committee Webinar “A Roadmap To Institution: A Review of Recent Decisions"
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DESCRIPTION:PTAB Bar Assoc. Program Committee Webinar “A Roadmap To Institution: A Review of Recent Decisions"\n\n01/13/26 12:00 PM EST\n - 01/13/26 01:00 PM EST\Description:\nPTAB Bar Association Program Committee Webinar\n “A Roadmap To Institution: A Review Of Recent Institution Decisions And Policy Based Discussions”\nTuesday, January 13, 2026 | 12:00pmET\n \nJoin our discussion with Acting Chief Administrative Patent Judge Kalyan Deshpande on the evolving PTAB institution landscape under U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires.\nPanelists will explore key developments as a result of Director Squires’s recent institution decisions, including strategic considerations for practitioners navigating these decisions, and what early data from Squires’s instituted reviews may suggest about future trends. Topics will include the role of settled expectations, parallel proceedings, the use (or absence) of written explanations in Squires’s decisions, and early indicators of how discretionary factors are being weighed in practice. \nThe discussion will also address what practitioners believe might improve predictability in institution decision-making going forward.\n\nRegister\nPTAB Bar Webinar Registration - Zoom Link\n\nPanelists\n\n	Kalyan Deshpande, Acting Chief Administrative Patent Judge, USPTO\n	Buddy Toliver, Associate General Counsel And Director, Cisco Systems, Inc.\n	Timur Engin, Patent Litigation Counsel, Google\n	Frank Bernstein, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP\n\n \nModerator\n\n\n	Frederic M. Meeker, Principal Shareholder, Banner & Witcoff\n\n \nComplimentary CLE Credit\nCLE for this program is sponsored and administered by Banner Witcoff. Application for one hour of general CLE credit will be sought in states where co-sponsorship is allowed.  Given current co-sponsorship regulations, CLE credit is not anticipated for CA and IL.  Please provide complete bar information during registration to seek credit.  Please note that because of various jurisdictional requirements, we cannot guarantee that CLE applications will be approved. \n \nFor CLE questions, please contact twebber@bannerwitcoff.\nCLE is generously provided by Banner Witcoff.  \n\n\n 
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:PTAB Bar Assoc. Program Committee Webinar “A Roadmap To Institution: A Review of Recent Decisions"<br /><br />01/13/26 12:00 PM EST - 01/13/26 01:00 PM EST<br />Description:<br /><span style="color:#008080"><strong>PTAB Bar Association Program Committee Webinar</strong></span><br />
<strong>&nbsp;&ldquo;A Roadmap To Institution: A Review Of Recent Institution Decisions And Policy Based Discussions&rdquo;</strong><br />
<span style="color:#0099cc"><strong>Tuesday, January 13, 2026&nbsp;| 12:00pmET</strong></span><br />
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Join our discussion with <strong>Acting Chief Administrative Patent Judge Kalyan Deshpande</strong> on the evolving PTAB institution landscape under U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires.<br />
Panelists will explore key developments as a result of Director Squires&rsquo;s recent institution decisions, including strategic considerations for practitioners navigating these decisions, and what early data from Squires&rsquo;s instituted reviews may suggest about future trends. Topics will include the role of settled expectations, parallel proceedings, the use (or absence) of written explanations in Squires&rsquo;s decisions, and early indicators of how discretionary factors are being weighed in practice.&nbsp;<br />
The discussion will also address what practitioners believe might improve predictability in institution decision-making going forward.<br />
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<strong>Register</strong><br />
<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmms.ptabbar.org%2Fct.php%3Flid%3D485117793%26mm%3D143318398383&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cbetsy.shomaker%40wearemci.com%7C605b885278084e62679d08de4e2c9072%7Cac144e41800148f09e1c170716ed06b6%7C0%7C0%7C639034150489185223%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BokDp1wTJNulaf6B4cGCSyzvFRE8Fyyc6H7B3OwcCDw%3D&amp;reserved=0"><strong>PTAB Bar Webinar Registration - Zoom Link</strong></a><br />
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<strong>Panelists</strong>
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	<li>Kalyan Deshpande, Acting&nbsp;Chief Administrative Patent Judge, USPTO</li>
	<li>Buddy Toliver, Associate General Counsel And Director, Cisco Systems, Inc.</li>
	<li>Timur Engin, Patent Litigation Counsel, Google</li>
	<li>Frank Bernstein, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP</li>
</ul>
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<strong>Moderator</strong>

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	<li>Frederic M. Meeker, Principal Shareholder, Banner &amp; Witcoff</li>
</ul>
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<strong>Complimentary CLE Credit</strong><br />
CLE for this program is sponsored and administered by Banner Witcoff. Application for one hour of general CLE credit will be sought in states where co-sponsorship is allowed.&nbsp; Given current co-sponsorship regulations, CLE credit is not anticipated for CA and IL. &nbsp;Please provide complete bar information during registration to seek credit.&nbsp; Please note that because of various jurisdictional requirements, we cannot guarantee that CLE applications will be approved.&nbsp;<br />
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For CLE questions, please contact twebber@bannerwitcoff.<br />
CLE is generously provided by Banner Witcoff.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
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