Judge Hall, if confirmed, will be joining a critically important court in the District of Delaware that handles a remarkable volume of complex patent cases, and significant commercial litigation.

Thank you. Mr. Laroski, Ms. Wang, you are both nominated to the Court of International Trade...

Congratulations to all of the nominees, and their families.

You got over 14,000 comments to the ANPRM, which speaks to the degree of awareness and engagement, and I think PTO regulations can address some of the concerns that I hear about PTAB.

We intend to take another strong run at it and would be grateful for your close cooperation.

I want to thank Ranking Member Thom Tillis and his staff for putting this hearing together on a consensus basis.

One of the things I think we need to do is to provide rapid and targeted support.

We intend to take another strong run at it and would be grateful for your close cooperation.

I think we certainly agree that the current framework for determining which inventions are eligible for patent protection is just not working.

This hearing will come to order. We are here today to conduct oversight of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

One potential way to address some of the issues in PTAB that is in the PREVAIL Act, is a standing requirement for inter partes review.

I want to thank Ranking Member Thom Tillis and his staff for putting this hearing together on a consensus basis.

I think an obvious implication of that is that Congress has to step in.

Our first Subcommittee hearing was on foreign competitive threats to innovation, and it highlighted China's abusive practices.

One potential way to address some of the issues in PTAB that is in the PREVAIL Act, is a standing requirement for inter partes review.

I must say, I am struck by the reach of some of the trademark scams.

You got over 14,000 comments to the ANPRM, which speaks to the degree of awareness and engagement, and I think PTO regulations can address some of the concerns that I hear about PTAB.

Would you just, as a matter of general principle, agree that if you have got a proceeding in the district court and the PTAB at the same time, covering the same topic, addressing a patent validity, that that doesn't really fulfill…