May 19, 2026
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board will no longer conduct an inter partes review into the validity of an Omni MedSci wearable device patent, now that there will be a separate post-grant review.
May 08, 2026
Wearable technology company Whoop Inc. has shown that an Omni Medsci Inc. patent can be challenged under the America Invents Act because its effective filing was after a cutoff date in the law, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has found.
April 02, 2026
In the latest order summarizing his decisions on requests for America Invents Act patent reviews, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has granted five petitions and turned down eight others.
February 19, 2026
A bulk summary order from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires granted eight petitions for America Invents Act patent challenges while denying 14 others, including seven that he had previously accepted for merits-based review.