In response to a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, John Squires, nominate for USPTO Director, clarified his previous remarks about patent quality. He addressed concerns raised by Senator Cruz regarding the PTAB's role, suggesting that the problems lie not with the PTAB but with the quality of patents issued by the Office. He emphasized that the claim cancellation statistics he referenced do not reflect the overall quality of patents, urging for a more thorough analysis of patent issuance and challenge trends to identify underlying issues in the patent system.
The statistics I mentioned are those published by the USPTO concerning claim cancellation upon challenge at the PTAB which are a small subset of all issued patents, not a measure of quality at the front end.
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