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ex-USPTO head and APJs accused of 'stacking the deck' against inventors

A civil rights suit has been filed against ex- US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) director Michelle Lee and several current and former Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) judges, accusing the former officers of unconstitutional “rigging” of the inter partes review system.

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