On January 22, 2026, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion authored by Chief Judge Moore in US Pat. No. 7,679,637 LLC v. Google LLC, No. 24-1520, 2026 LEXIS 92121 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 22, 2026) affirming the District...more
Since Acting USPTO Director Coke Morgan Stewart took office in 2025, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has overhauled its discretionary denial procedures for inter partes reviews (IPRs) and post-grant reviews (PGRs)....more