Posts Tagged: filing deadlines
USPTO Director Lee sued for declaring federal holiday, allowing IPR filing after statutory deadline
It was only going to be a matter of time before Director Lee declaring a federal holiday without any statutory authority came back to haunt the USPTO. …
The USPTO Director can legally extend filing deadlines for emergencies
In retrospect, the proper thing for Director Lee to have done would have been to declare an emergency under the powers vested in her by 35 USC 21(a). …