March 03, 2026
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has explained an earlier merits-based decision to deny a challenge by Apple to a patent covering a data sharing technology, saying its arguments fell short of showing that the prior art cited by the company actually covered the technology.
February 26, 2026
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has issued guidance on when real-parties-in-interest errors won't lead to denied petitions, and then instituted three inter partes reviews in his latest bare-bones mass decision.
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.