June 25, 2026
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires said Wednesday he turned back Apple's challenges to patents covering electronics with memory chips because of inconsistencies between the company's arguments before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and in district court.
June 15, 2026
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has granted five patent challenges and rejected seven others, and he also issued a decision Monday explaining why he allowed a group of Tesla petitions to go ahead to the merits stage of review.