Resources

General Information on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board


Patent Trial and Appeal Board

New to PTAB?

PTAB Education Clinic

PTAB Inventor Hour
 

Patent Trial and Appeal Board Filing Systems


Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS) (AIA Trials)

Patent Center (Ex Parte Proceedings and Appeals)
 

Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions


PTAB Final Decisions (searchable database of all decisions in ex parte appeals and AIA Trials)

PTAB Precedential and Informative Decisions

PTAB Director Review Decisions

PTAB Appeals Review Panel Decisions
 

Resources for AIA Trials


37 C.F.R. Part 42: Trial Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Final Rule, Rules Governing Director Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions 

Final Rule, Rules Governing Motion To Amend Practice and Procedures in Trial Proceedings Under the America Invents Act Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Consolidated Trial Practice Guide
 

Resources for Appeals to the PTAB


Manual of Patent Examining Procedure

Appendix L - Patent Laws

Appendix R - Patent Rules

Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance

PTAB Bar Association Pro Bono Program
 

Resources for Appeals from the PTAB


United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - Rules of Practice

Final Rule, Electronic Submission of Notices of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Notices of Election, and Requests for Extension of Time for Seeking Judicial Review