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PTAB updates Standard Operating Procedure 1 on assigning judges to panels

PTAB issued Revision 17 of Standard Operating Procedure 1, which sets procedures for assigning judges to panels.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board launches updated landing and statistics webpages

The PTAB has launched a new landing webpage and an updated statistics webpage on the USPTO.gov website.

USPTO updates Director Review process to extend the deadline for decisions instituting trial from 14 days to 30 days

USPTO extends Director Review deadline for institution decisions to 30 days, with further extensions in exceptional cases.

USPTO designates as precedential a decision waiving Director Review deadline and terminating proceeding under "Hulu"

Director waives review deadlines, allows extensions in exceptional cases, and vacates institution under "Hulu" after invalidity findings.

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