PTAB Invalidates Heavily Asserted Jabaa Patent Challenged by Askeladden
PTAB Invalidates U.S. Patent Nos. 7,837,100 and 8,905,301 based on Askeladden’s Request
Askeladden Stresses Importance of Notice-and-Comment Rulemaking to the Federal Circuit in Apple v. Vidal
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New Patent Owner Filings Expected To Drive Down Reexams
April 8, 2026
A new U.S. Patent and Trademark Office procedure allowing patent owners to respond to ex parte reexamination requests has the potential to shake up the process and lead to fewer reexams being instituted since the office can now hear from both sides, attorneys say.
Plaid Beats Fintech Patent Suit With Alice Finding
April 3, 2026
A Utah federal judge has dismissed a patent infringement suit against financial services firm Plaid Inc.. The ruling was invalid under the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice test, which assesses whether a patent covers an abstract concept that renders it ineligible.
Apple Verdict May Inform Jury Instruction In Patent Suits
April 2, 2026
On Feb. 12, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas cleared Apple Inc. of patent infringement in an action brought by Optis Wireless Technology LLC. One consequential feature of the Federal Circuit's opinion has received little attention: how juries must be instructed on patent eligibility under Title 35 of the U.S. Code, Section 101. Although the jury ultimately did not need to resolve eligibility, how the district court modified its Step 2 instruction — prompted by the Federal Circuit — warrants scrutiny.
USPTO Lets Patent Owners Argue Against Reexam Requests
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will now allow patent owners to file a brief explaining why an ex parte reexamination of their patent should not be instituted, a move the office said was spurred by "the recent increased volume" of such proceedings.
X Gets Backup In Fed. Circ. Fight Against $175M Patent Loss
March 30, 2026
Patent quality advocacy group Askeladden LLC has backed X Corp.'s Federal Circuit challenge to a loss of more than $175 million that it saw in a patent infringement suit, saying the patented claims at issue should have been found invalid to begin with.
Still No Shenanigans: Fed. Circ. Keeps Review Bar High
March 19, 2026
The Federal Circuit's rejection of all mandamus petitions asking it to rein in the way U.S. Patent and Trademark Office leadership is evaluating patent challenges cements the appeals court's near-impossible standard for reviewing institution decisions, attorneys say. The Federal Circuit is making it clear that there is no constitutional right to PTAB reviews and that the USPTO director has unlimited discretion on whether to undertake them.