Why is the end of the patent pilot program a concern?

As the Patent Pilot Program ends, patent litigation cases will see changes as:

• Judges with no patent experience or knowledge will now be assigned patent cases;

• The predictability and expectations from known patent judges will diminish; and

• Litigators may need to work harder to educate judges with no patent knowledge that are assigned their cases.

Read about how the end of the patent pilot program will change predictability in patent litigation cases.