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Erin Dunston
Partner | Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP
Stephen E. Murray
Partner | Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLPPTAB Strategies Heading Into 2026 | Live Webinar
Broadcast Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM (ET) | On-Demand 24hrs Later
As the PTAB continues to influence patent enforcement and post-grant strategy, companies face increasingly complex decisions that can affect the value and enforceability of their patent portfolios. Heading into 2026, understanding PTAB trends, procedural nuances, and recent case law is essential for legal and business leaders responsible for protecting innovation.
Join Erin Dunston and Stephen E. Murray, Partners at Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP, for a strategic, practice-oriented session on navigating PTAB proceedings. Drawing on extensive experience in inter partes review, post-grant challenges, and complex patent litigation, they will provide actionable guidance to help attendees anticipate risks, optimize petition strategies, and safeguard their intellectual property assets.
Key Topics Include:
- Strategic approaches for IPR, PGR, and CBM proceedings
- Implications of recent PTAB decisions on patent validity and claim construction
- Best practices for expert testimony and evidence presentation
- Considerations for settlement, appeals, and post-trial strategy
- Lessons from high-profile PTAB cases
Agenda:
Erin Dunston, Partner, Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP
Stephen E. Murray, Partner, Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP
Who Should Attend:
- In-House Counsel and Legal Executives
- Chief IP Officers
- VP of IP, and Patent Portfolio Managers
- Patent Litigators, IP Counsel, and Enforcement Specialists
- VP/Director of R&D, Head of Innovation, and Product Development Leaders
- Chief Strategy Officer, Corporate Development Executives, and Licensing Managers
Register for this course by clicking the “Take this Course” at the top of the page.
CLE Credit:
Course Level: Intermediate | Advance Preparation: Print and review course materials
Method of Presentation: Live Webinar; Group-Internet Based | Prerequisite: General knowledge of patent law and litigation
Course Code: 1411330 | Total Credit: 1.5
CLE Credit:
CA CLE 1.5 General – Approved Until: 6/30/2025
PA CLE 1.5 General – Approved Until: 8/14/2026
VT CLE 1.5 General – Approved Until: 12/31/2025
NJ CLE 1.5 General – Credits through Reciprocity
NY CLE 1.5 Areas of Professional Practice – Credits through Reciprocity
AR CLE 1.5 General – Credits through Reciprocity
CT CLE 1.5 General – Credits through Reciprocity
NH CLE 1.5 General – Meets the requirements of NH Supreme Court Rule 53
MO CLE 1.5 General – Approved Until: 8/14/2024
Pending CLE Application: MS, GA, TN, WI
Self-Apply: AL, CO, DE, FL, ID, IL, IN, IO, KS, KY, LA, NC, ME, MN, MS, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, OH, OK, OR, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WY
If you’d like us to apply for CLE, you may opt to pay the CLE processing fee here.
No MCLE Requirements: DC, MD, MA, MI, SD
Not Eligible for CLE: AK, AZ, HI, IL
Instructions for Participating the Live Webinar
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- Please Register for the course by clicking the "Take the Course" button if you have not already registered.
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- Download Course Materials – Course materials will be available for download **24-48 hours before** the live webinar. Be sure to review them in advance. The Link to download is available by clicking the lesson tab.
- Join the Webinar – Follow the instructions in the email to access the live broadcast at the scheduled time.
- Note the Secret Words – During the webinar, secret words will be announced periodically. Please write them down.
- Take the Quiz – After the webinar, click on the quiz link below and enter the secret words to complete the quiz.
- Print Your Certificate – Upon completing the quiz, you will be able to print your Certificate of Attendance, which includes instructions on how to obtain CLE, CPE, or other applicable credits for the course.
- On-Demand Access – The on-demand version of this course will be available 24-48 hours after the live webinar. If you miss the live presentation or need to review the content, you will have access to the on-demand version as an enrolled student. To access on-demand content, click the lesson and follow the instructions.
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