United States: In Arthrex, Supreme Court Held That The Acting Director Cannot Be Prevented From Review Of Administrative Patent Judge Decisions - Perkins Coie LLP

On June 21, 2021, the Supreme Court held that "35 U.S.C. § 6(c) is unenforceable as applied to the Director insofar as it prevents the Director from reviewing the decisions of the [Patent Trial and Appeal Board] PTAB on his own."