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IPR Decisions Clarify Stewart's 'Settled Expectations' Factor

By Theodore Rand, Alexander Stein and Liya Levin ( July 25, 2025, 6:00 PM EDT) -- On June 6, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's acting director, Coke Morgan Stewart, discretionarily denied institution of an inter partes review in iRhythm Technologies Inc. v. Welch Allyn Inc. based on a new consideration — "settled expectations," that is, the length of time that the challenged patent had been in force....

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