January 20, 2026
John Squires, director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, granted eight petitions seeking America Invents Act review of patents, but spurned twice as many others in his latest summary decision.
November 21, 2025
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has rejected another 57 petitions challenging patents under the America Invents Act and for the first time differentiated between those denied for discretionary reasons and those denied on the merits.