PTAB Finds New Acting Chief, But Long-Term Future Uncertain

By Matthew Bultman ( July 15, 2015, 11:00 AM EDT) -- Nathan Kelley, the former solicitor for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, has been tapped to fill the role of acting chief judge of the agency's Patent and Trial Appeal Board, a move attorneys say makes perfect sense given his talent and experience, but the interim nature of the appointment leaves the future direction of the PTAB up in the air....

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