July 22, 2026
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has granted four more petitions for inter partes review, bringing his institution rate to just shy of 30%.
May 27, 2026
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires granted three petitions for inter partes review in his newest bulk order and broke down why he previously rejected CyberSecure IPS LLC's challenge to a Network Integrity Systems Inc. optical fibers monitoring patent.