Tag: patent office
Thryv, the PTAB, and the APA
April’s Thryv decision by the Supreme Court clarified the nonappealability of institution decisions in inter partes review (IPR). But by placing an absolute bar on appeal of institution decisions,...
Getting The Future Backwards: Iancu’s Comments On § 101 At IPO
This morning, Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Director Iancu gave remarks at the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) Annual Meeting. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given IPO’s efforts to leg...
Further Evidence That Examiners Can Be Incentivized To Improve Patent Quality
Patent Progress has previously covered the research of Profs. Wasserman and Frakes regarding structural incentives at the USPTO that affect examiner behavior. A new paper in the AIPLA Quarterly Jour...