2025 Thought Leader Summit Agenda
PTAB Bar Association
2025 Thought Leader Summit
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Bi-Coastal Event
Alexandria, VA | San Jose, CA
Join us for the PTAB Bar Association Thought Leader Summit on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. The Thought Leader Summit will be offered as a bi-coastal experience, held at the Westin Old Town Alexandria in Alexandria, Virginia from 2:00pm-5:00pmET, and at the USPTO in San Jose, California from 2:00pm-5:00pmPT.
The Thought Leader Summit promises a rich lineup of educational programming at both venues, including Keynote Remarks and two CLE sessions, with fellow practitioners, in-house counsel, industry experts, and judges from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). After the sessions, attendees will have the chance to network with peers and colleagues during a networking reception held at each venue.
The Thought Leader Summit promises a rich lineup of educational programming at both venues, including Keynote Remarks and two CLE sessions, with fellow practitioners, in-house counsel, industry experts, and judges from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). After the sessions, attendees will have the chance to network with peers and colleagues during a networking reception held at each venue.
The program will include:
Session One-Panel Discussion (CLE Session)
This session will explore:
Recent Discretionary Denial Trends and Developments
Session Two-Round Table Discussions with PTAB Judges (CLE Session)
Table Moderators will facilitate discussions on the following topics:
Recent Director Review Decisions
Alternatives to IPRs/PGRs (e.g., EPRs)
Winning Arguments Under the New Bifurcated Process
Other Discretionary Denial Strategies
Attendees at both venues will enjoy a networking reception immediately following the programming.
The detailed Agenda will be forthcoming.
