By Jordan Duenckel.  Jordan is a second-year law student at the University of Missouri School of Law and a registered patent agent.  Apple brought an action against the USPTO Director Vidal in district court under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. §§ 701– 706, challenging the Director’s instructions to the Board regarding exercise of … Continue reading IPRs and the APA: Review of Director’s Discretion to Initiate IPRs