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PTAB: Initial Fallout from the New Director Guidance on Discretionary Denial of Institution

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Last week, my partner Justin Krieger published an alert regarding Acting Director Stewart's new guidance on discretionary denial. Shortly thereafter, Acting Director Stewart issued a decision vacating institution of several...more

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PTAB Announces Bifurcated Process for Consideration of Discretionary Denial Issues

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A new interim process for the Director to exercise discretion as to whether to institute an inter partes review(IPR) or a post grant review (PGR) was announced on March 26, 2025, in which discretionary considerations and...more

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