What matters are decided by the Deputy Director of the USPTO?
The Deputy Director of the USPTO is responsible for deciding petitions to the Director of the USPTO from actions taken by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) for matters not otherwise delegated to other PTAB officials. Specifically, the MPEP states:
“The Deputy Director of the USPTO has been delegated the authority to decide petitions to the Director of the USPTO from actions taken by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board for matters not otherwise delegated to the Chief Administrative Patent Judge, the Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge, a Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge, or administrative patent judge(s).”
This means that the Deputy Director handles high-level appeals and petitions that are not within the jurisdiction of other PTAB officials.
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