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Director Says Not Filing Mandatory Notices and POPR Does Not Justify Adverse Judgment

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In a sua sponte Director Review, USPTO Director Vidal vacated an adverse judgement against Patent Owner for Patent Owner’s failure to submit a mandatory notice of information or file a preliminary response to a Petition...more

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USPTO Director: Adverse Judgment Not Appropriate Where There Was No 'Unequivocal' Abandonment

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The USPTO Director recently conducted sua sponte review of a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision granting adverse judgment in four IPR proceedings where a panel found that the patent owner had abandoned the contests. In a...more

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