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.
April 27, 2026
Google asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to review the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's policy of using the age of patents as a reason to refuse to review them, saying the "unprecedented and unsupported action" exceeds the office's authority.