The USPTO has denied an inter partes review (IPR) petition, clarifying that a party cannot use the Patent Trial and Appeal ...

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Under President Trump, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has sought to encourage the issuance of more patents and limit the ability to challenge them in post-grant proceedings; since John Squires ...

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USPTO Director John Squires issued a Director Discretionary Decision last week in which he denied institution of an inter ...

An expert Q&A on the US Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) 2025 guidance memoranda addressing the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB’s) approach to discretionary denials of inter partes review ...

“Inter partes review is a primary tool used by defendants in litigation to invalidate patents, and the Director has helped to guard against its overreach. However, there is nothing to stop a future ...