The Acting Director has discretionarily denied more than 60% of PTAB Petitions and referred about 40% to the PTAB, which found over 90% merit worthy.
Oakland's city charter is failing its residents and must be changed. The current three-branches-of-government model creates inefficiencies and disconnections.
Robert Bonner, the oversight commission chair, expressed surprise over his dismissal, stating he was "dismissed without so much as a phone call from Supervisor Barger."
Carmichael argues that Congress intended IPRs and PGRs to be decided solely on patents and printed publications, which advocates eliminating expert witnesses to maintain the original scope.
