October 26, 2026
The head of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said a patent challenger's ties to the Chinese government were the reason he had shot down a petition that sought to invalidate a Howmet Aerospace patent on a type of fastener.
August 17, 2026
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires granted one petition for an America Invents Act patent review and rejected three others in his latest order on institution decisions.