A panel of the Federal Circuit has again held that Commissioner Drew Hirshfeld had the requisite authority to act on requests for Director review of PTAB decisions during which the.
2022 was a milestone year for the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. In April, Kathi Vidal began her tenure as Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office with an early focus.
Following the Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Arthrex, the USPTO quickly established an interim Director review process by which the "[t]he Director [] may review final PTAB decisions and, upon review.
The Federal Circuit on Friday held that Drew Hirshfeld had the authority to conduct U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director reviews mandated by the U.S. Supreme Court in Arthrex, despite his not being appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
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