Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, August 2018 Update
The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("Office") issued an update to the Office Patent Trial Practice Guide ("TPG") in August 2018 to provide updated guidance to the public on standard practices before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("Board") in the post-grant trial procedures implemented following the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act ("AIA"). The Office publishes the TPG to provide practitioners with guidance on typical procedures and times for taking action in AIA trials, as well as to ensure consistency of procedure among panels of the Board.
- Task
- Read the news
- Patent or trademark
- both
- Legacy system
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- Current entry point
- www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/08/13/2018-17315/office-patent-trial-practice-guide-august-2018-update (permanent link in the Federal Register, verified 2026-09-30)
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- What you need (account or API key)
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- Published
- 2018-08-13
- Document type
- Notice
- Source
- USPTO documents published in the Federal Register (Federal Register API)(retrieved 2026-10-06)
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Related entry points
- Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, July 2019 Update
- Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, November 2019 Edition
- Motion To Amend Practice and Procedures in Trial Proceedings Under the America Invents Act Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
- Office Patent Trial Practice Guide
- Rules Governing Motion To Amend Practice and Procedures in Trial Proceedings Under the America Invents Act Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
- Practice Guide for Proposed Trial Rules
- Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board; Reopening of Period for Comments
- Request for Comments on Motion To Amend Practice and Procedures in Trial Proceedings Under the America Invents Act Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
- Request for Comments on Director Review, Precedential Opinion Panel Review, and Internal Circulation and Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions
- Amendments to the Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
- Amendments to the Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
- Amendments to the Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
- Amendments to the Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board; Correction
- Request for Comments on Trial Proceedings Under the America Invents Act Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
- Extension of Period for Comments on Trial Proceedings Under the America Invents Act Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
- Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Judicial Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions