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Kalyan Deshpande Elevated to Chief Judge of U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board

USPTO Director John Squires announces appointment of veteran jurist to lead PTAB in overseeing patent and trademark dispute resolution

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Kalyan Deshpande Elevated to Chief Judge of U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board
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Kalyan Deshpande, an Indian American jurist with a longstanding tenure at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, has been appointed Chief Judge of the PTAB. The appointment, announced by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires, places Deshpande at the helm of the tribunal responsible for adjudicating comple…
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