Patent Office Judges Told to Increase Appeal Decision Output (1)

The US Patent and Trademark Office introduced new production goals for judges on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, asking them to publish decisions on appeals of denied patent applications within 12 months and issue more rulings each month.

Chief Judge Scott R. Boalick and Vice Chief Judge Mike Kim told judges about the agency’s new goals in a virtual meeting Tuesday, according to two people who were on the call and requested anonymity. They also presented the information in a slide deck referring to the PTAB’s “workload priorities and strategies,” according to a copy of the presentation reviewed by ...