January 13, 2026
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has denied 47 requests for America Invents Act patent reviews and granted eight other petitions, continuing his practice of spurning most patent challenges that reach his desk since he took over the handling of institution decisions.
November 21, 2025
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has rejected another 57 petitions challenging patents under the America Invents Act and for the first time differentiated between those denied for discretionary reasons and those denied on the merits.