USPTO Solicits Public Comments on a Formal Notice-And-Comment Rulemaking Process

shot by IP News Shots / 10:16 am on 23 October, 2020

Early this week, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a request for comments in the Federal Register. The request relates to whether the agency should start a formal notice-and-comment rulemaking process, which will be directed towards how the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) uses its discretion in deciding whether to institute an Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) trial.

Read more at: https://www.natlawreview.com/article/ptab-discretion-to-institute-trials-pto-seeks-comments-whether-to-propose-rules

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