The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial & Appeal Board (Board) unpatentability finding and denial of a motion to terminate, finding that the Board had.
The U.S. secretary of commerce and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director on Thursday named Derrick Brent, an attorney who has worked with Congress, the U.S. Department of Justice and in private practice, to serve as USPTO deputy director, officially filling the role for the first time during President Joe Biden's term.