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Brent Babcock, chair of Loeb & Loeb’s PTAB Trials practice, is quoted in an article published by Law360 discussing the increased scrutiny on ethical practices at the PTAB under USPTO Director Kathi Vidal. He emphasizes the significant consequences of misconduct, including the potential invalidation of patents and the heightened responsibility attorneys now face in maintaining integrity before the board.
"It should embolden petitioners to be aggressive, or at least zealous, in their questioning of witnesses," he states. "It should hopefully embolden panelists, APJs, that when they see something that looks untoward, that they should step up and push the party to produce the discovery and not just say it's a fishing expedition."
Read the full article on Law360’s website.
"It should embolden petitioners to be aggressive, or at least zealous, in their questioning of witnesses," he states. "It should hopefully embolden panelists, APJs, that when they see something that looks untoward, that they should step up and push the party to produce the discovery and not just say it's a fishing expedition."
Read the full article on Law360’s website.
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Chair, PTAB Trials