The PTAB Digest 2021/2022 provides an overview of PTAB statistics, trends, and updates that impact strategies and business decisions for patent owners and petitioners alike.
Significant developments included the following: In United States v. Arthrex Inc., the US Supreme Court held that the unreviewable authority of the administrative patent judges (APJs) violates the Appointments Clause, but remedied the violation and preserved the PTAB by giving the USPTO Director the right to review PTAB decisions.
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