Intellectual property lawfromPatently-O2 months agoUSPTO Director Takes Control of Expanded Discretionary Denials Amid PTAB Staffing ConcernsThe USPTO is shifting its patent challenge processes to centralize discretionary denial authority, likely increasing petition rejections.
Washington Nationalsfromwww.npr.org2 months agoA 2nd judge orders thousands of fired federal employees temporarily reinstatedA federal judge has reinstated terminated federal employees, ruling their firings were unlawful due to lack of proper procedures.