To comply with the Supreme Court Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew decision, USPTO created an interim procedure through which parties may petition to have a case reheard by the Director within 30 days of the entry of a final written decision in IPR.
SCOTUS issued its opinion in Arthrex v Smith & Nephew, striking a portion of the America Invents Act AIA as unconstitutional, statutory framework governing the Patent Trial and Appeal Board PTAB violated the Appointments Clause of the US Constitution.