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PTO Gives Iancu More Control over PTAB Precedents

The USPTO announced revisions to PTAB procedures that formalize Andrei Iancu's control over the 250 administrative patent judges and their policy-making, while making that control more transparent.

3 minute read October 01, 2018 at 12:05 AM
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Scott Graham
PTO Gives Iancu More Control over PTAB Precedents

In case there was any doubt, USPTO Director Andrei Iancu is in charge at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

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