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Know Your PTAB Judges: Meet PTAB Judge Trevor Jefferson

In this installment of Docket Alarm’s Know Your PTAB Judge newsletter, Docket Alarm is proud to feature Administrative Patent Judge Trevor Jefferson.

In this second installment of Docket Alarm’s Know Your PTAB Judge newsletter, we are proud to feature Judge Jennifer Bisk.

Background

Judge Jennifer Bisk is a graduate of the George Mason University School of Law. Prior to law school, she obtained a Bachelor of Science in engineering, computer science, and electrical engineering from Vanderbilt, and a Master of Science in computer science from Stanford.

Judge Bisk has an extensive history clerking for various courts.

Welcome to the first installment of Docket Alarm’s Know Your PTAB Judge newsletter. Each month, we will be featuring a profile on a different PTAB judge. This month, we are proud to feature Judge Justin T. Arbes for our kick-off edition.

Background

Judge Arbes is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law.

With over eight USPTO regional offices across the country, there are more than 170 Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB) administrative judges currently on the bench. Who are these judges? What are their backgrounds? What should attorneys know before appearing in front of a PTAB panel?

Backgrounds

While the PTAB judges come from a variety of backgrounds, they share a similar set of qualifications.