Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner David O'Brien was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article on the creation of a position to oversee the process that allows parties to seek the director’s reconsideration of Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions.
The uptake of review requests isn’t surprising, said O’Brien. “Clients don’t request review—director or panel—willy nilly,” he said. The number of institution decisions involved makes sense because “it’s the only option. There is no appellate review, so I think there are more parties that are willing to make a go of it.”
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