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Lawyers: PTAB changes tackle many questions, more sanctions motions expected

US lawyers have welcomed proposals to improve the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) trial proceedings, which include allowing patent owners to submit expert evidence to an examiner before it decides whether to institute an inter partes review (IPR).

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Lawyers: PTAB changes tackle many questions, more sanctions motions expected

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