Dallas Principal Scott Hejny has been quoted in Bloomberg Law's article "Challenges to Patent Office Changes Fall on Deaf Appellate Ears." The article discusses how the Federal Circuit has repeatedly refused to intervene in recent policy changes at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that make it harder to challenge patents through the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Scott says that the Federal Circuit is right to be cautious about granting mandamus relief and explains that the court has now described mandamus actions as a "drastic solution."

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