Can new arguments be introduced in a reply brief or oral hearing before the PTAB?
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has specific rules regarding the introduction of new arguments in reply briefs and oral hearings: For reply briefs: MPEP 1002.02(j) states, “Requests in a reply brief to consider a new argument not previously raised in an appeal brief or not responsive to an argument raised by the examiner.…
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