On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, Katherine Vidal, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), issued two separate.
New U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director, Katherine Vidal, issued memorandum clarifying Patent Trial and Appeal Board application of Fintiv to discretionary denial of PTAB proceedings, such as inter partes review and post grant review, under Fintiv.
The new director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Katherine Vidal, recently issued a memorandum clarifying the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) application of Fintiv to.
On June 21, 2022, PTO Director Katherine Vidal issued a memorandum setting forth her interim procedure for discretionary denials in AIA post-grant proceedings with parallel.