U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
07/20/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/21/2026 10:48
PTAB updates Standard Operating Procedure 1 on assigning judges to panels
Today, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued Revision 17 of Standard Operating Procedure 1 (SOP 1), which sets forth the PTAB's internal procedures for assigning administrative patent judges to panels in appeals and America Invents Act proceedings.
This latest revision to SOP 1 streamlines the assignment process and explains that statutory members of the PTAB may be paneled on cases in the ordinary course consistent with the remainder of SOP 1.
The update to the SOP is effective immediately.
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