USPTO Leadership Intervenes in Patent Board’s Review of Container Assembly Patents Amid Trade Commission Proceedings

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s acting director has recently overruled decisions made by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) which had initially started reviews of certain patents related to container assembly products. This decision follows concerns that the PTAB did not adequately consider ongoing proceedings at the U.S. International Trade Commission involving the same patents. For more in-depth analysis, the full article is available on Law360.