May 22, 2026
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is arguing that the Federal Circuit should reject a patent challenger's appeal of Director John Squires' reversal of its successful case against a lottery ticket patent, saying the company doesn't have the right to appeal.
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.
March 10, 2026
A patent challenger told the Federal Circuit that the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is undermining its appeal rights by insisting his order reversing the company's successful case is not a "final written decision," arguing that the court's "jurisdiction is not so easily evaded."