In a recent Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) Quarterly Meeting held on May 5, 2016, the USPTO provided an update on the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU). This update included the current composition of the CRU, the history of the CRU, the impact of America Invents Act (AIA) on the CRU, statistics on supplemental examination, ex parte reexamination and reissue applications, CRU operations, and the future of the CRU. Summarized below are some of the highlights of the CRU update.
