PTAB
PTAB may refer to * Patent Trial and Appeal Board, an administrative law body of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). * PTAB (bomb) PTAB (Russian ПТАБ, short for Противотанковая Авиабомба, "Antitank Aviation Bomb") was a Soviet World War II high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) shaped charge bomb. Design The bomb was designed within a case of 2.5 kg bo ...

Patent Trial And Appeal Board
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is an administrative law body of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) which decides issues of patentability. It was formed on September 16, 2012, as one part of the America Invents Act. Prior to its formation, the main judicial body in the USPTO was the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI). Structure The PTAB is primarily made up of an Appeals Division and a Trial Division. The Appeals Division, with over 100 Administrative Patent Judges, handles appeals of patent examiner rejections, with sections adjudicating different technology areas. The Trial Division, handles contested cases such as Inter Partes Review, Post Grant Review, Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents, and Derivation Proceedings. The PTAB is headed by a Chief Administrative Patent Judge, currently Scott R. Boalick. Procedures An applicant can appeal the examiner's decision to the PTAB. The appeal procedure is described in se ...
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