In Law360, Scott McKeown Discusses Biggest PTAB Development of 2022
IP litigation partner and PTAB chair Scott McKeown was quoted in Law360 2022 review of how U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal has shaped the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Scott notes that the PTO director’s recalibration of discretionary denials of the inter partes review process under the precedential Fintiv decision was the biggest PTAB development this year creating more clarity and transparency. The decision allows the PTAB to deny patent reviews based on the status of pending district court litigation.