New PTAB Discretionary Denial Era Starts With First 4 Rulings

By Ryan Davis ( May 16, 2025, 10:37 PM EDT) -- Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart on Friday denied two petitions challenging patents due to upcoming trials but said two others do not warrant denial, in the first orders under a new process whereby she will make all discretionary denial decisions....

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