November 03, 2025
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires, true to his word, rejected 13 petitions for inter partes review with no explanation, furthering the administration's controversial push toward narrowing the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's place in patent litigation.
August 29, 2025
Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart issued only a handful of decisions on whether to discretionarily deny Patent Trial and Appeal Board petitions over the last week, and nearly all favored the challenger.