VW Joins The Fed. Circ. Fray Over Patent Review Discretion

By Theresa Schliep ( January 7, 2026, 8:40 PM EST) -- Volkswagen is the latest company to contest policy changes at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that make it harder to pursue patent challenges, telling the Federal Circuit that the agency's "unfettered discretion" to deny such challenges violates the U.S. Constitution....

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