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USPTO Director John Squires Reclaims Authority Over Patent Review Decisions from PTAB

New USPTO leadership shifts control of inter partes and post-grant review determinations away from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

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John Squires, the newly appointed director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, announced a significant policy change by reclaiming the agency's authority to decide whether to institute inter partes and post-grant reviews. This move transfers decision-making power from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board back to USP…
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USPTO Director John Squires Reclaims Authority Over Patent Review Decisions from PTAB John Squires, the newly appointed director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, announced a significant policy change by reclaiming the agency's authority to decide whether to institute inter partes and post-grant r... Read the full IIPLA article: https://iipla.org/news/uspto-director-john-squires-reclaims-authority-over-patent-review-decisions-from-ptab

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