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Top Glory Trading Group Inc. and DP Dream Pairs Inc. v. Cole Haan LLC, IPR2025-01395 (P.T.A.B January 12, 2026) - A recent decision by United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) Director Squires may signal renewed...more
If your company is sued for patent infringement, the dispute is not only about whether your product practices the claims; it is often about whether the patent should have been issued in the first place. U.S. law gives...more
In 2025, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) experienced significant procedural and substantive changes. Under new leadership at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), a series of developments reshaped...more
On January 13, USPTO announced the design of SPARK, a new pilot program to incentivize meaningful participation by U.S. small and medium-sized businesses, universities, and non-profits in standards development organizations...more
This issue of The PTAB Review begins with a review of notable developments at the PTAB, including changes to institution procedures, and precedential and informative decisions. Next, the authors explore several appellate...more
USPTO Director John Squires issued a decision on October 3, 2025, denying a request to discretionarily deny institution in Caption Health, Inc. v. The University of British Columbia, IPR2025-01422, Paper 15 at 3 (Dec. 18,...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's Recentive decision reinforced a familiar message for artificial intelligence (AI) and software claims in litigation: Applying generic techniques to a new data environment,...more
In In Re Gesture Technology Partners, LLC, Case No. 2025-1075 (Fed. Cir. December 1, 2025) (“Gesture”), the Federal Circuit reinforced the power of ex parte reexaminations as powerful tools for invalidating active and expired...more
The health care and life sciences sector is entering a period of accelerated transformation shaped by new technologies, shifting regulatory frameworks, and evolving market demands. Foley & Lardner LLP’s “Health Care & Life...more
Merck sued multiple defendants alleging infringement of the patents-in-suit in response to defendants’ filing ANDAs seeking approval to make and sell generic cladribine....more
In the evolving biosimilar landscape, patent challenges remain a critical strategy to clear the path for market entry. Recent reforms at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) under Director John Squires have significantly...more
This past year saw major shifts affecting patent adjudication, prosecution strategy, biotechnology claiming, artificial intelligence, standard-essential patents, and litigation trends....more
On January 16, 2026, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) instituted two inter partes review (IPR) proceedings for Brooks Kushman client Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) and denied Patent...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) designated four decisions as precedential and nine decisions as informative, all highlighting the factors the USPTO will consider in determining whether to deny a petition...more
On January 9, 2026, USPTO Director John A. Squires designated four recent discretionary-denial rulings as precedential and nine more as informative, formalizing a developing framework for how and when the Office will exercise...more
Our Patent Case Summaries provide a weekly summary of the precedential patent-related opinions issued by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the opinions designated precedential or informative by the Patent Trial...more
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) recently designated a post-grant review (PGR) decision as precedential. In the decision, the Director issued a discretionary denial decision confirming that the proper analysis was a...more
This Post Grant Pulse provides updates on recent institution statistics, what to look out for in key discretionary factors, and other strategies to consider. ...more
Following up on our 2024 Trial Statistics Trends at the PTAB, this blog post expands on the statistics and trends at the PTAB for the Fiscal Year 2025 (“FY25”), which runs from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025....more
The institution rate for post-grant petitions in FY 2026 through the end of November (the period from Oct. 1, 2025 through November 30, 2025) stands at 37% (118 instituted, 197 denied). As expected, this rate is...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit had another busy docket in 2025. Here, we cover five key decisions that will shape the practice of intellectual property law going forward. ...more
IN RE: GESTURE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, LLC - Before Lourie, Bryson, and Chen. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The estoppel provision of 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(1) does not apply to ongoing ex parte reexaminations...more
ETHANOL BOOSTING SYSTEMS, LLC v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY - Before Chen, Clevenger, and Hughes. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The Federal Circuit confirmed that the Board may delay a decision on rehearing while...more
On January 9, 2026, the USPTO designated four decisions as precedential and nine decisions as informative. And soon after, on January 12, 2026, the USPTO designated one more decision as precedential and another as...more