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USPTO Won't Ax Centripetal IPR, But Sends It To New Panel

By Theresa Schliep ( March 17, 2026, 9:11 PM EDT) -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director declined Centripetal Networks' request to quash a challenge to its cybersecurity patent that was at issue in a since-nullified multibillion-dollar judgment against Cisco Systems, saying Tuesday that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board has not yet addressed the patent's validity....

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