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Copyright Online extends Director Review (DR) option to institution decisions, retires the Precedential Opinion Panel (POP), and updates interim DR procedures

Beginning July 24, 2023, the Copyright Online has updated procedures for the interim Director Review (DR) of Patent Trial

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