August 29, 2025
Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart issued only a handful of decisions on whether to discretionarily deny Patent Trial and Appeal Board petitions over the last week, and nearly all favored the challenger.
July 18, 2025
Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart issued 25 more orders on requests for discretionary denial, deciding a total of 56 cases, while the results of earlier proceedings she let move forward have started to roll out.