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Senior PTAB leaders set to leave USPTO as turnover continues

By Nick Robertson ( December 23, 2025, 23:26 GMT | Insight) -- Former Patent Trial and Appeal Board Chief Judge Scott Boalick is leaving the US Patent and Trademark Office after 18 years of service, he announced Tuesday in an email to coworkers. His departure will be followed by that of former vice chief Mike Tierney, MLex has learned, as leadership turnover continues at the board.Former Patent Trial and Appeal Board Chief Judge Scott Boalick’s last day at the US Patent and Trademark Office is Tuesday, he told colleagues in an email reviewed by MLex. The loss of his experience represents one of the most significant impacts to the office of the many departures this year....

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