CCIA: Patent Examination Quality Key for New PTO Director

The Computer & Communications Industry Association looks forward to working with recently confirmed U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal to improve patent examination, the association said Wednesday. Computer & Communications Industry Association patent counsel Joshua Landau highlighted the need for high quality patent examination and to “strengthen the IPR system for second-look review of patents that never should have been issued." The Senate confirmed Vidal by voice vote Tuesday.