Moderator
Philip Hirschhorn, Shareholder, Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Panelists
David Ruschke, Chief Judge, Patent Trial & Appeal Board, USPTO
Eric C. Cohen, Counsel, Brinks Gilson & Lione
Patrick C. Keane, Executive Shareholder, Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC
This panel will discuss the recent PTAB Guidance on Motions to Amend in View of the Federal Circuit's recent en banc decision in Aqua Products, Inc. v. Matal. Topics will include procedural and substantive issues regarding motions to amend in IPR proceedings, a discussion of cases filed prior to the Aqua Products decision, and possible circumstances under which additional briefing may be allowed..