The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) designated four decisions as precedential and nine decisions as ...

On January 9, 2026, USPTO Director John A. Squires designated four recent discretionary-denial rulings as precedential and ...

USPTO Director John Squires on January 15 issued a Director Review decision, which he then designated as informative on January 16, in favor of Micron Technologies, vacating two PTAB decisions ...

USPTO Director Squires’s 2025 policies encourage more use of evidence-based SMEDs to challenge patent rejections, especially ...

Jan 20 (Reuters) - First Solar said on Tuesday the United States Patent and Trademark Office director denied three separate ...

First Solar revealed that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has denied three separate inter partes review ...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced the formation of the Standard-Essential Patent (SEP) Working Group, which will report directly to USPTO Director John A. Squires. The ...

The USPTO has denied three challenges to patents held by US solar manufacturer First Solar pertaining to its production of ...

Washington got one right for a change. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s proposed new “One Challenge” rule may finally break Big Tech’s stranglehold on innovation, revitalize our patent system, ...

Judge Pauline Newman has served with distinction on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit since her appointment ...

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This article covers USPTO’s new rules for discretionary denial of IPR and PGR petitions, focusing on factors like timing, prior rulings, and fairness to balance workload and ensure fair decisions.