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1 day ago

All Quiet on the PTAB Front: USPTO Proposes More Major Restrictions to Inter Partes Review Institution

USPTO proposes rules creating mandatory categorical bars to IPR institution, sharply limiting IPR availability based on prior validity findings, parallel litigation timing, and stipulation refusals.
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2 weeks ago
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Who Gets to Challenge USPTO Rules? Federal Circuit Says Big Tech Yes, Small Inventors No

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3 months ago
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Prior Art Document vs. Prior Art Process: How Lynk Labs Exposes a Fundamental Ambiguity in Patent Law

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2 weeks ago
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Who Gets to Challenge USPTO Rules? Federal Circuit Says Big Tech Yes, Small Inventors No

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3 months ago
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Prior Art Document vs. Prior Art Process: How Lynk Labs Exposes a Fundamental Ambiguity in Patent Law

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fromPatently-O
2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Long Conference: Patent and Trademark Cases from September 29, 2025

Supreme Court may decide whether after-arising technology affects patent validity under 35 U.S.C. §112(a) and whether the PTAB can review expired patents.
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3 weeks ago

Ultra Vires or Policy Discretion? Federal Circuit Now Weighing 5x Discretionary Denial Mandamus

Two additional mandamus petitions have joined the Federal Circuit's growing docket challenging the USPTO's 2025 shift toward more restrictive inter partes review (IPR) institution practices under President Trump, bringing the total to five pending cases that collectively test the boundaries of appellate review under 35 U.S.C. § 314(d). The newest petitions are In re HighLevel, Inc. (No. 25-148) and In re SanDisk Technologies, Inc. (No. 25-152).
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3 months ago
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Motorola Follows SAP with Mandamus Challenge to Acting Director Stewart's IPR Policy Reversal

Federal Circuit reviews a second mandamus petition challenging USPTO's changes about discretionary denials in inter partes review.
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3 months ago
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Motorola Follows SAP with Mandamus Challenge to Acting Director Stewart's IPR Policy Reversal

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