In practice, when expanded panels are employed, it is preferred that the panel include the Chief and a Deputy; include in the decision an explanation of the reason for expanding the panel; and ...
UPDATE: The PTAB has designated this decision as “informative,” which is a category one step below precedential used to provide guidance for future panels. An expanded panel of the PTAB recently ...
At the top of his remarks, Ruschke noted that the issue of expanded panels has been receiving attention and that the PPAC meeting was a good opportunity to explain the basis for decisions to expand ...
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It would seem the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) sees nothing wrong with allowing any Administrative Patent Judges (APJs) to participate in the deliberative process of any inter partes review ...
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