PTAB LEAP Oral Hearing Boot Camp
August 20 to September 17, 2021
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Credits
No CLE
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The PTAB’s Legal Experience and Advancement Program (LEAP) is designed to encourage new oral advocacy opportunities for patent attorneys and agents that have three or fewer substantive oral arguments in any federal tribunal (including PTAB) and seven or fewer years of experience as a licensed attorney or agent. The program allows PTAB judges to grant up to 15 minutes additional argument time, upon request for oral hearing participation by a LEAP-eligible practitioner.
In furtherance of the LEAP initiative, the PTAB and AIPLA are jointly organizing an oral hearing virtual boot camp in which practitioners will be able to present an argument before sitting PTAB judges and obtain invaluable feedback post-argument. The boot camp will be held mainly on Fridays beginning August 20. The current schedule is below:
- August 20, 2021, time TBD: Information session for participants, with details regarding mock argument logistics & PTAB oral hearing practice tip
- September 8, 2021, 10am – 11am ET: (Optional) LEAP Office Hours
- September 8, 2021, 12pm – 1pm ET: Panel discussion “The Night Before Argument: Preparing for your AIA argument” (this session will be open to the public)
- September 10, 2021, 1pm – 4pm ET: AIPLA/LEAP AIA Trials Mock Argument
- September 17, 2021, 12pm – 1pm ET: AIA Oral Argument Encore, in which experienced practitioners argue the same case (this session will be open to the public)
News
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AIPLA Submits Comments to the India Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade on the Designs Act Amendment
February 23, 2026
Arlington, VA. February 20, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade’s Concept Note on the proposed amendments to India’s Designs Act, 2000 (“Designs Act”). -
AIPLA Comments on the Draft Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China
February 11, 2026
Arlington, VA. February 9, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress regarding the latest Draft Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China. AIPLA recognized the NPC’s efforts to streamline trademark procedures, strengthen protection, and address abusive and bad-faith filing practices. -
AIPLA Submits Comments to China’s Supreme People’s Court on Draft Patent Infringement Judicial Interpretations
February 11, 2026
Arlington, VA. February 2, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments on the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China’s Draft Judicial Interpretations concerning patent infringement disputes. AIPLA notes the SPC’s efforts to clarify and modernize patent litigation procedures but identified several provisions that would benefit from greater precision. -
AIPLA Files Amicus Curiae Brief Re Case G 1/25 (Adaptation of the Description)
February 3, 2026
Arlington, VA. January 28, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) filed amicus curiae observations in response to the invitation of the European Patent Office (EPO) Enlarged Board of Appeal in Case G 1/25, which addresses whether and to what extent a patent description must be adapted when claims are amended during opposition or opposition-appeal proceedings. -
AIPLA Comments to the USPTO on the Proposed Rulemaking for Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner
January 30, 2026
Arlington, VA. January 28, 2026 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the USPTO in response to the NPRM for “Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner.”