Mealey's (March 14, 2023, 1:28 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Apple Inc. has standing to pursue its allegation that the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office acted improperly when guiding the Patent Trial and Appeal Board on how to exercise her delegated discretion in deciding whether to institute a request for inter partes review (IPR), the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled March 13....