Patent Bar Mpep Q & A Podcast

Question: All substantive communications with the Board regarding a proceeding must include all parties to the proceeding, except as otherwise authorized. What does the prohibition on ex parte communications not extend to? Answer: All substantive communications with the Board regarding a proceeding must include all parties to the proceeding, except as otherwise authorized. The prohibition on ex parte communications does not extend to: Ministerial communications with support staff (for instance, to arrange a conference call); Conference calls or hearings in which opposing counsel declines to participate; Informing the Board in one proceeding of the existence or status of a related… The post MPEP Q & A 301: What does the prohibition on ex parte communications not extend to? appeared first on Patent Education Series.