The general consensus of attendees at a panel held during IPWatchdog LIVE 2023, day two, is that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) will never be eliminated. Open questions remain, however, on the effectiveness of PTAB reforms recently proposed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced that it is retiring the Precedential Opinion Panel (POP) and extending the Director Review process to decisions on institution in America Invents Act (AIA) proceedings. The POP was established in 2018 under Director Andrei Iancu.
The USPTO has published a long-promised rulemaking proposal that would formalize and build on recent changes at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
The Federal Circuit has rejected a constitutional challenge of the USPTO's practice of excluding Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) institution decisions from its director review process.