A party dissatisfied with the final written decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board under section 318(a) may appeal the decision pursuant to sections 141 through 144. Any party to the inter partes review shall have the right to be a party to the appeal. (Added Pub. L. 112–29, § 6(a) , Sept. 16, 2011 , 125 Stat. 304 .) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date Section effective upon the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on Sept. 16, 2011 , and applicable to any patent issued before, on, or after that effective date, with provisions for graduated implementation, see section 6(c)(2) of Pub. L. 112–29 , set out as an Effective Date of 2011 Amendment note under section 311 of this title .