Federal Circuit refuses Arthrex rerun, prerogative now with SCOTUS
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will leave it to the Supreme Court to review its controversial Arthrex decision that Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) judges were unconstitutionally appointed.
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