Date/Time
1/13/2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Eastern
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Eastern
Event Type(s)
Webinar
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Event Description
PTAB Bar Association Program Committee Webinar
“A Roadmap To Institution: A Review Of Recent Institution Decisions And Policy Based Discussions”
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | 12:00pmET
Join our discussion with Acting Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge Kalyan Deshpande on the evolving PTAB institution landscape under U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires.
Panelists 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.
The discussion will also address what practitioners believe might improve predictability in institution decision-making going forward.
Register
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Panelists
Moderator
Complimentary CLE Credit
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. 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.
For CLE questions, please contact twebber@bannerwitcoff.
CLE is generously provided by Banner Witcoff.
“A Roadmap To Institution: A Review Of Recent Institution Decisions And Policy Based Discussions”
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | 12:00pmET
Join our discussion with Acting Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge Kalyan Deshpande on the evolving PTAB institution landscape under U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires.
Panelists 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.
The discussion will also address what practitioners believe might improve predictability in institution decision-making going forward.
Register
PTAB Bar Webinar Registration - Zoom Link
Panelists
- Kalyan Deshpande, Acting Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge, USPTO
- Buddy Toliver, Associate General Counsel And Director, Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Timur Engin, Patent Litigation Counsel, Google
- Frank Bernstein, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Moderator
- Frederic M. Meeker, Principal Shareholder, Banner & Witcoff
Complimentary CLE Credit
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. 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.
For CLE questions, please contact twebber@bannerwitcoff.
CLE is generously provided by Banner Witcoff.
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