November 03, 2025
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires, true to his word, rejected 13 petitions for inter partes review with no explanation, furthering the administration's controversial push toward narrowing the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's place in patent litigation.
August 01, 2025
Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart dismissed most of the 50 petitions for inter partes review addressed in her latest decisions over discretionary denials at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.