February 27, 2026
Several decisions denying or ending America Invents Act reviews because patent challengers were found to have taken inconsistent claim construction positions in the review and in litigation have made the way patent terms are interpreted into a key battleground in many disputes.
November 05, 2025
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires rejected a Tesla Inc. patent challenge that his deputy director had referred to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board for consideration, taking issue Wednesday with the company's "inconsistent claim construction" between the PTAB and federal court.
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 03, 2025
Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart has released 24 more discretionary denial decisions, more than half of which she cleared challenges to move forward through the Patent Trial and Appeal Board process.