What happens if there is a vacancy in the Deputy Director position?
In the event of a vacancy in the Deputy Director position, the MPEP provides a clear procedure: “If there is a vacancy in the position of Deputy Director of the USPTO, decisions on these petitions will be signed by the Director of the USPTO.” This ensures continuity in the decision-making process for important petitions and…
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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…
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