ARE PTAB Law Alert:Petitioners, Patent Owners and the Government Are All Asking the Full Court of the Federal Circuit to Reconsider Arthrex and its Progeny

On Thursday, October 31, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held in Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc. that Administrative Patent Judges (“APJs”) at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) are “principal officers” in light of how the Patent Act (Title 35) has been enacted and structured. As such, […]