David Newman, partner and chair of Gould & Ratner's Intellectual Property Practice, authored a book entitled Patent Neutral: Expanding Use of ADR for Settlement of Patent Disputes at the PTAB.With the volume of PTAB trials increasing, ADR offers the opportunity to resolve issues in a quicker, more streamlined manner. This focused guide looks at how ADR processes are employed at the PTAB and the important role that the neutral plays in resolving the dispute. Topics include:

• Development of the use of ADR at the PTAB

• Applying ADR to PTAB processes

• PTAB criteria that favor or disfavor the use of ADR

• Mediation, arbitration, and early neutral evaluation

• Managing confidentiality issues

• Use of special masters, and more

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