Kathi Vidal, former director of the US Patent and Trademark Office
20 June 2025NewsPatentsSarah Speight
Vidal: Settled expectations factor is ‘unconstitutional overreach’
Acting USPTO director issues latest decision under interim process | Former director Kathi Vidal says office is “overriding the statute Congress enacted to govern IPRs” | Dabico v Axa clarifies the recent ‘settled expectations’ approach but “not in a good way” says another critic.
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