Sterne Kessler’s Jackie Bonilla, Ph.D. spoke at the PTAB Masters™ 2026 hosted by IPWatchdog, as part of the panel “The Evolving PTAB Landscape: Inside Efforts to Recalibrate AIA Trials.”

The session examined how AIA trials are being reshaped during President Trump’s second term, from policy shifts and reforms under Director Squires to changes in PTAB leadership and operations. The panelists explored current statistics, evolving standards for instituting inter partes review petitions, and the practical implications for petitioners and patent owners, as well as recent precedential opinions, informative decisions, and Director Review rulings that are redefining expectations for petitioners and patent owners.

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