End of the ‘Death Squad’? Squires puts PTAB on trial

Just weeks into his tenure, USPTO director John Squires is blitzing US patent policy by taking control of how and when patent challenges can be brought, with proposed rules that could sharply limit repeat and parallel filings. Sarah Speight gauges reaction.

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