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Pauline Pelletier

is an associate with Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox. Ms. Pelletier practices in the firm’s Litigation Group where she focuses her practice on patent litigation before the courts and the International Trade Commission as well as post-grant trial and reexamination practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Ms. Pelletier also represents clients before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She has drafted briefs, assisted with oral argument preparation, and maintains a focus on appellate procedure, handling complex motions and providing counseling on the Court’s rules of practice. For more information, or to contact her, please visit her firm profile page.

Recent Articles by Pauline Pelletier

How is the PTAB Handling Remands from the Federal Circuit? A Survey and Some Practical Takeaways

As of March 17, 2017, the Federal Circuit has remanded 23 post-grant proceedings back to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) for further consideration. But there are no rules governing remands: no deadlines and no set procedures. Even the Trial Practice Guide is silent. To shed some light on how the PTAB is handling remands, we analyzed these cases in detail and have spotted a few notable trends. We first provide some general statistics about appeals from post-grant proceedings to the Federal Circuit. We then discuss the types of issues remanded and discuss how the PTAB is handling them. Finally, we provide some practical takeaways.