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fromPatently-O
5 days ago

PTAB Responds to Director Squires with 101 Reversals

In October 2025 the PTAB issued far fewer new Section 101 rejections and reversed examiner 101 rejections at unprecedented rates following USPTO Director interventions.
fromPatently-O
3 weeks ago
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Systems Theory, Equilibrium and the New Eligibility Shock

USPTO leadership seeks to broaden patent eligibility via administrative reinterpretation while critics and the Federal Circuit push back amid PERA legislative efforts.
fromPatently-O
1 month ago

Ultra 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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