Patent Trial & Appeal Board Roundtable | Alan C. Marco

United States Patent and Trademark Office Chief Economist Alan C. Marco discusses a study of patent litigation trials and how it affects patent quality.

The Duke Law Center for Innovation Policy hosted a roundtable in Washington, D.C., on June 3, 2015. Experts from academia, government, and the private sector discussed and critiqued the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) process, instituted in 2012 as an alternative to costly district court litigation over patent validity.

For more information about the Duke Law Center for Innovation Policy: https://law.duke.edu/innovationpolicy/

For more information about the roundtable: https://law.duke.edu/innovationpolicy/ptabroundtable/