PTAB Alert: USPTO Issues Interim Procedure Giving Director More Control Over PTAB Final Written Decisions in Accordance with Supreme Court’s Arthrex Decision

On June 29, 2021, the USPTO released information regarding an interim Director review process implemented in response to the Supreme Court’s opinion in United States v. Arthrex, Inc., Nos. 19-1434, 19-1452, 19-1458, 594 U.S. ____, slip op. (U.S. June 21, 2021), which held that in order for PTAB administrative patent judges (“APJs”) to be properly […]