Austin Principal Josh Budwin and Dallas Associates Gabe DeJong and Brandon Merrill authored and article that was published by IAM titled "What the USPTO should do next, whether it prevails in Apple v Squires." The article discusses discretionary denials in the Apple v. Squires case and the recent oral argument before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on January 5th. Josh, Gabe and Brandon highlight the next steps they believe should be taken to help reform the USPTO including, calling for formal rulemaking to clarify PTAB standards and making improvements to patent examination to ensure stronger “born strong” patents.
The full article can be found here.