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fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
6 months agoFederal Circuit Reverses PTAB Win for Apple, Finding Board Erred in Its Applicant-Admitted Prior Art Analysis
CAFC reversed PTAB ruling, stating AAPA cannot be solely used as a basis in determining patent unpatentability.
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1 week agoThe USPTO Director De-Delegates - But What About the Rules?
We blogged on these decisions here, here, here, here, and here. On October 17, 2025, newly appointed Director Squires issued an open letter and memorandum to the public and to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Board), taking back authority previously delegated to the Board to decide whether to institute an IPR or PGR proceeding on the merits. Now, the Director will issue summary notices on whether to institute proceedings.
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fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
4 months agoPTAB Designates Informative Director Review Decision Vacating Institution of Two Petitions Challenging Same Claims
The PTAB has limited the number of petitions for inter partes review (IPR) to avoid unnecessary burdens.
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fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
4 months agoFederal Circuit Upholds PTAB Decision Invalidating Agilent's CRISPR Patents
The Federal Circuit clarified that only one operable embodiment is necessary for anticipation under § 102, contrasting it with the full enablement under § 112.
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1 month agoUltra Vires or Policy Discretion? Federal Circuit Now Weighing 5x Discretionary Denial Mandamus
Two additional mandamus petitions have joined the Federal Circuit's growing docket challenging the USPTO's 2025 shift toward more restrictive inter partes review (IPR) institution practices under President Trump, bringing the total to five pending cases that collectively test the boundaries of appellate review under 35 U.S.C. § 314(d). The newest petitions are In re HighLevel, Inc. (No. 25-148) and In re SanDisk Technologies, Inc. (No. 25-152).
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fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 month agoLynk Labs' SCOTUS Petition Challenges CAFC's Bifurcated Approach to U.S. Patent Applications as IPR Prior Art
Federal Circuit treated an earlier-filed U.S. patent application as a printed publication in a PTAB IPR obviousness finding despite its publication after the critical date.
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1 month agoPTAB Again Upholds the Heavily Litigated Neo Wireless Patent: What the Latest Decisions Mean for Automakers
PTAB upheld Neo Wireless U.S. Patent No. 10,447,450, rejecting major automakers' IPR challenges and reinforcing PTAB claim construction and evidentiary standards.
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
3 months agoSnap, Meta and X Defeat Xerox's Appeal of PTAB Unpatentability Ruling at CAFC
"If Xerox wanted its more limited construction, it should have written the claims as it did in the substitute claim," said the CAFC.
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