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Fourth Circuit Affirms USPTO Withholding of PTAB Drafts in Centripetal Networks IPR Repaneling FOIA Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion on May 5, 2026, in Malone v. United States P...

2026.05.10

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Google Petitions U.S. Supreme Court Over USPTO’s ‘Settled Expectations’ IPR Denials

Google filed a petition for a writ of certiorari at the U.S. Supreme Court on April 27, 2026, challenging the U.S. Paten...

2026.05.04

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PTAB Filings Collapse 64% in Q1 2026 While Ex Parte Reexamination Requests More Than Double Under Director Squires

PTAB petition filings fell to a historic low in the first quarter of 2026, as a sweeping discretionary denial policy und...

2026.04.23

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USPTO Patent Term Adjustment Climbs to 318 Days — Nearly Three Times Its 2021 Low as Examination Delays Worsen

The six-week trailing average for Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) on newly issued U.S. utility patents reached 318 days in ...

2026.04.22

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USPTO Overhauls AI Patent Eligibility Guidance, Formalizes SMED Framework

USPTO Director John A. Squires, the 60th director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (sworn in on Septembe...

2026.04.22

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PTAB Caseload Falls Below 2,000 for First Time in Over Two Decades as Squires Reforms Reshape U.S. Patent Challenge Landscape

The total caseload at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has dropped below 2,000 for the first time in the Board's...

2026.04.21

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USPTO Extends AI-Powered Patent Search Pilot ASAP! Through June 2026, Doubles Capacity and Waives Fees

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced in April 2026 that it will extend the Artificial Intelligence Sea...

2026.04.21

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USPTO Extends ASAP! AI Pre-Examination Search Pilot Deadline to June 1 Amid Low Participation

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced on April 16, 2026, that it is extending the petition filing deadl...

2026.04.19

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USPTO Launches ‘Class ACT’ AI Agent to Cut Trademark Classification Time from Five Months to Five Minutes

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced on March 19, 2026, the launch of "Class ACT" — the Trade...

2026.04.15

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USPTO Director Vacates All Seven TikTok IPRs Over Foreign Government RPI Under Tianma Framework

USPTO Director John A. Squires vacated all seven inter partes review (IPR) proceedings that TikTok Inc. had filed agains...

2026.04.15

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