USPTO Director Vacates PTAB Institution Decision Over Inconsistent Claim Construction Positions

In a precedential decision in Revvo Technologies, Inc. v. Cerebrum Sensor Technologies, Inc., the Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) John Squires vacated the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) institution of inter partes review (IPR) and remanded the matter for further proceedings over inconsistent claim construction positions.