{"id":23934,"date":"2018-10-17T15:28:53","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T19:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipo.org\/?p=23934"},"modified":"2018-10-24T15:30:04","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T19:30:04","slug":"a-surge-to-the-ptab-filing-and-litigation-strategy-in-the-light-of-the-upcoming-switch-to-the-ptabs-claim-construction-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipo.org\/index.php\/a-surge-to-the-ptab-filing-and-litigation-strategy-in-the-light-of-the-upcoming-switch-to-the-ptabs-claim-construction-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"A Surge to the PTAB? 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