The brief further challenges the USPTO's practice of summarily denying PTAB petitions without explanation and its decision to shift initial institution determinations from PTAB panels to political appointees, contrary to the agency's own regulations.
... retail, manufacturing, and innovation organizations, filed an amicus brief supporting Kahoot!'s petition for a writ of mandamus challenging recent USPTO Patent Trial and AppealBoard (PTAB) policies.
) SIIA Joins Amicus Brief Urging Federal Circuit to Rein in Unlawful USPTOPTAB Practices ... relief against recent USPTO practices governing Patent Trial and AppealBoard (PTAB) institution decisions.
Patent and Trademark Office has unlawfully reshaped the PTAB institution process ... For these reasons, the amici urge the court to intervene and restore lawful PTAB procedures.
In-house counsel, law firms, corporations, and policymakers use the report to identify the top attorneys and firms who regularly represent clients before the PTAB in inter partes review and post-grant review proceedings.