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It’s Confirmed: Discretionary Denials Will Likely be on the Rise Following USPTO’s New Guidance Following Withdrawal of Fintiv...

Following the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) decision to rescind the Fintiv Memo on Feb. 28, 2025, the result was that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) would have greater flexibility in exercising its...more

Kilpatrick

Pre-Institution Overhaul: Unpacking the PTAB’s New Briefing Procedures

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Hot on the heels of rescinding former Director Vidal’s June 2022 memo providing guidance on discretionary denials, Acting Director of the USPTO, Coke Morgan Stewart, issued a memo yesterday outlining new “Interim Processes...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Pivot At The PTAB: The Acting Director Bifurcates Review

With two memoranda this week, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has made significant changes to trials at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”). Those trials—introduced in 2012 by the Leahy-Smith...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

IP Hot Topic: European Commission Suddenly Withdraws Proposed SEP Regulation

On February 11, 2025, the European Commission withdrew its longstanding, and much debated, proposal for standard essential patent (SEP) regulation. The withdrawal was met with mixed reactions, with SEP holders largely...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

USPTO Announces New Effort to Promote AI and Emerging Technologies

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced an official Artificial Intelligence Strategy that outlines how the Office plans to address the promise and challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) in its...more

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