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Kevin McNish Published in IAM on Settled Expectations at the PTAB

Managing Member Kevin McNish recently published an article on how secondhand patent acquirers can take advantage of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s new settled-expectations doctrine in PTAB proceedings. The article published in IAM, a leadi… Read More
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Kevin McNish Named to IAM Strategy 300: The World's Leading IP Strategists 2025

Leading intellectual property publication IAM has named Managing Member Kevin McNish to the IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists 2025. As IAM explains, the IAM Strategy 300 is “[a]n annual research project that identifies… Read More
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Kevin McNish Featured on IPWatchdog® Unleashed Podcast

Managing Member Kevin McNish recently appeared on the IPWatchdog® Unleashed podcast to discuss settled expectations in PTAB proceedings. Listen via IPWatchdog® at Settled Expectations: When is a Patent Safe from Challenge at the PTAB? (external lin… Read More
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"Built for Speed: Tips for Quick Post-Grant Challenges" Webinar Recording Now Available

In May 2025, Kevin McNish presented “Built for Speed: Tips for Quick Post-Grant Challenges,” a one-hour webinar that teaches practitioners how to prepare inter partes review petitions, post-grant review petitions, and ex parte reexaminati… Read More
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Kevin McNish Featured in Virtual Patent Gateway, LLC's Virtual Water Cooler Chats Podcast

Managing Member Kevin McNish was recently featured on the “Virtual Water Cooler Chats” podcast hosted by Virtual Patent Gateway, LLC (external link). You can watch the podcast via the embedded YouTube video below. About McNish PLLC McNish… Read More
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Upcoming Webinar - BUILT FOR SPEED: Tips for Quick Post-Grant Challenges (May 29, 2025, 1pm-2pm ET)

The law firm that brought you DON’T READ THE PRIOR ART is hosting a new free webinar on patent post-grant practice titled . . . BUILT FOR SPEED . . . which is what your practice needs to become if you’re challenging patents in USPTO proce… Read More
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Kevin McNish Published in IAM on Patent Strategy for Machine-Learning Inventions

Managing Member Kevin McNish recently published an article on best practices for patenting machine-learning inventions in light of the Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Recentive Analytics, Inc. v. Fox Corporation. The article published in I… Read More
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Kevin McNish Elected To PTAB Bar Association Board of Directors

At this year’s PTAB Bar Association Annual Conference, the Association elected Managing Member Kevin McNish to the Board of Directors. A member of the Association since 2016, he previously served as the District Court / ITC Desk Editor of the A… Read More
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Kevin McNish To Moderate Panel At PTAB Bar Association Annual Conference

Managing Member Kevin McNish will moderate a panel on artificial intelligence and prior art at the PTAB Bar Association’s Annual Conference. The panel will take place from 9:00am – 10:00am on Thursday, March 20, and will cover topics such… Read More
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Kevin McNish Quoted in Bloomberg Law Article on Changes in PTAB Practice

Managing Member Kevin McNish was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article on the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s recent recission of the 2022 Guidance Memorandum on Fintiv discretionary denials. The article is available at the following li… Read More
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