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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5 Key Factors Behind USPTO's Inter Partes Review Decisions
June 25, 2026
In a May 14 precedential order in Magnolia Medical Technologies Inc. v. Kurin Inc., U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has articulated key factors underlying his inter partes review institution decisions. This order provides important insight into his decision-making process.
Adjusting IPR Tactics As Google Fights 'Settled Expectations'
June 12, 2026
Google filed a U.S. Supreme Court certiorari petition in Google LLC v. VirtaMove Corp., challenging the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's so-called settled expectations practice. Accused infringers should take this filing seriously because validity challenges against older patents now have to be rethought.
One And Done? Patent Examiner Interviews Now Hard To Get
June 10, 2026
In the months since the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office changed how patent examiners are credited for applicant interviews, which can be the difference between prosecution stalemates and progress, attorneys say the interviews are getting harder to come by — and they've changed tactics as a result.
USPTO Clamping Down Reexam Bids After IPR Denials
June 8, 2026
A U.S. Patent and Trademark Office decision denying a request for ex parte reexamination of a patent because it reused arguments from an inter partes review that was discretionarily denied sends a clear message that the office wants challengers to pick one of the two options, attorneys say. The reexam request was filed in February, months after Geotab's inter partes review petition was denied last year on discretionary grounds. Deputy Director Coke Morgan Stewart had ruled that the fact that the patent was more than 11 years old gave the patent owner settled expectations that it wouldn't be challenged, and she did not consider the merits of Geotab's invalidity arguments.
Why IPR Slowdown Has Not Led To More Patent Litigation
June 3, 2026
Data analyzed from January 2024 through this April indicates that despite the sustained strength in patent application filings and a marked decline in inter partes review and post-grant review petitions under the current administration, U.S. patent litigation has not surged in 2026, contrary to industry predictions.
Justices Told USPTO's 'Settled Expectations' Rule Flouts Law
May 29, 2026
A host of industry groups, professors, attorneys and more urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to take up Google's appeal arguing that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has exceeded its authority by using the age of patents as a reason to refuse to review them.