Interview: Chief Judge David Ruschke leads the PTAB into new phase

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Interview: Chief Judge David Ruschke leads the PTAB into new phase

September 16 2016
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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s chief judge believes his biggest challenge is taking the Board into a new introspective phase. He talks to Michael Loney about rule changes, PGRs’ potential, Cuozzo, motions to amend and ditching the death squad reputation

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