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USPTO final rule expands pro hac vice appearances at PTAB

By Nick Robertson ( November 12, 2024, 18:51 GMT | Insight) -- The US Patent and Trademark Office implemented a new final rule today allowing expanded access to pro hac vice attorneys at the Patent Trial and Appeals Board, including no longer requiring a back-up counsel in all cases and allowing certain back-up counsel not affiliated with the patent bar to appear without a pro hac vice motion.A new final rule implemented by the US Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday expands opportunities for pro hac vice attorneys to appear at the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (see here)....

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