On November 21, 2017, the PTAB issued guidance on motions to amend in view of the Federal Circuit’s en banc decision in Aqua Products, Inc. v. Matal, 872 F.3d 1290 (Fed. Cir. 2017).[i] The decision, a compilation of five separate opinions totaling 148 pages, left much to be analyzed and digested. However, as