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Goodlatte cautions acting USPTO director against overreach on PTAB

By Nick Robertson ( March 28, 2025, 14:57 GMT | Insight) -- Former Republican Representative Bob Goodlatte, a vocal proponent of the American Invents Act, which created the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, said yesterday that recent US Patent and Trademark Office changes to the discretionary denial process “raise concerns” about excessive use of authority.Retired Republican Representative Bob Goodlatte, a major proponent of the America Invents Act, which created the Patent Trial and Appeal Board nearly 15 years ago, had a warning for US Patent and Trademark Office Acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart yesterday: tread carefully....

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