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USPTO nominee pressed on patent quality, PTAB reform and litigation funding
Summary
John Squires, the president’s nominee for USPTO director, told the Senate committee he supports reforms to reduce pendency and end fee diversion at the patent office and described concerns about PTAB effectiveness, patent eligibility uncertainty and foreign competitors.
John Squires, President Trump’s nominee to lead the United States Patent and Trademark Office, told the Senate Judiciary Committee he supports changes to reduce patent-office pendency, improve patent quality, and end the practice of diverting USPTO user fees to other programs.
Squires said the PTO must tackle a backlog of unexamined patent applications and suggested that permanently ending fee diversion would allow the office to run its operations more like a fee-funded business. He said new tools — including…
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