21 April 2020PatentsRory O'Neill

SCOTUS expands PTAB’s ‘unchecked’ power over patent reviews

The US Supreme Court’s ruling in Thryv v Click-to-Call effectively leaves the Patent Trial and Appeal Board with “unchecked authority” over decisions to institute patent reviews, lawyers have told WIPR.

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