Event Session
The New PTAB Playbook: Using PGR and Reexamination as Alternatives to IPR*
January 30, 2026 @ 9:00 AM EST
9:00 AM ET
January 30, 2026
The New PTAB Playbook: Using PGR and Reexamination as Alternatives to IPR*
With IPRs becoming harder to win and increasingly vulnerable to discretionary denial, defendants are being forced to rethink their entire PTAB playbook. This session cuts straight to the emerging alternatives—PGR, ex parte reexamination, and other underutilized tools that are rapidly becoming essential parts of a modern defense strategy.
We’ll break down when PGR truly gives defendants an edge, how reexamination can create meaningful leverage even during active district-court litigation, and where each option fits into a world where the PTAB’s appetite for institution is shrinking. We will have a candid conversation about timing, estoppel, parallel-proceeding interaction, cost profiles, and how defendants should recalibrate risk across multiple forums. The panel will provide a forward-looking assessment of what comes after IPR—and how sophisticated defendants are already shifting their tactics.
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CLE Materials*
Ex Parte Reexamination: An Executive Summary
PTAB Precedential Designations Highlight Discretionary Considerations on PGR Petitions
Post-Vivint Patent Office Treatment of Ex Parte Reexaminations After Non-Instituted IPRs
Federal Circuit Slams USPTO for Granting Ex Parte Reexam to Serial IPR Filer
* A Note on Materials: We apply for MCLE, which requires substantive writing on the topic covered. The materials provided are typically published by IPWatchdog.com authors and contributors. Although these articles relate to the topics that will be discussed, they are not intended to pigeon-hole guest speakers in any way or suggest endorsement of the positions taken by the authors. They are hopefully informative, and the articles we select have to date always been sufficient to satisfy MCLE authorities.
With IPRs becoming harder to win and increasingly vulnerable to discretionary denial, defendants are being forced to rethink their entire PTAB playbook. This session cuts straight to the emerging alternatives—PGR, ex parte reexamination, and other underutilized tools that are rapidly becoming essential parts of a modern defense strategy. We’ll break down when PGR truly gives defendants an edge, how reexamination…
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