http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2019/01/12/ptab-grants-b

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Conclusion
In an email sent to IPWatchdog.com, Schulze added: “I have a feeling that this is groundbreaking as far as the PTAB is concerned. I hope this is the beginning of a more USPTO team-oriented, proactive, and forward-looking PTAB under the guidance of Director Iancu.”

It does seem as if this could be a pivotal moment in the history of the PTAB specifically, and the USPTO more generally. If Director Iancu can achieve the goal of having the Patent Office speak with one voice, with patent examiners and the PTAB all following the same law and guidance, he will have achieved a united Patent Office that has been elusive, but desperately needed.

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