USPTO Chief Exercises Arthrex Powers to Correct “Typographical Error” in Patent Dispute


The head of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Kathi Vidal, has exercised her Arthrex powers to address what she deemed to be “an obvious typographical error” in a patent. This action comes as part of a directive for patent board judges to revisit a ruling connected to a patent used by a Chinese company. The patent in question is implicated in litigation involving real-time “camera-like” mapping technology. For further details, the original article provides a comprehensive overview and can be accessed here.