Category: United States Patent & Trademark Office
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Dental AI patent still has teeth after Federal Circuit vacates decision that saw PTAB side with Invisalign maker
The appeals court found that the PTAB erred in recognizing as prior art an application claiming a priority date from a provisional filing.
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U.S. district court patent infringement cases peaked in 2025: 10-year high followed by pullback in 2026, LexisNexis report reveals
The report, published yesterday, also confirmed that accused infringers are switching from inter partes review petitions (which fell 8%) to post-grant review petitions (which increased to 88%, their highest level since 2021) to challenge patent validity.
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Federal Circuit affirms PTAB invalidation of G+ Communications 5G patent, leaving Samsung’s damages cut intact
The Federal Circuit has affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruling invalidating one of two 5G patents G+ Communications asserted against Samsung, closing off G+’s last chance to revive that patent.
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Tesla joins list of U.S. Supreme Court petitioners questioning scope of judicial review amid USPTO’s curtailment of IPRs
The Trump II USPTO’s discretionary decisions program is now the subject of no fewer than four petitions for writ of certiorari before SCOTUS.
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U.S. Supreme Court again called upon to examine “settled expectations” basis for USPTO discretionary denials
Kahoot has filed a petition for writ of certiorari asking SCOTUS to review settled expectations denials, following a similar petition filed by Google earlier this year.
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‘The future of medicine and diagnostics’: behind the patent enforcement strategy of biotech tools company Seer
Seer’s VP of Legal, George Fox, discusses the challenges that its patent portfolio has recently overcome, and the enforcement campaign it has launched in the U.S.
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Deputy Director Coke Morgan Stewart announces departure from USPTO
In a social media post, Ms. Stewart said she will leave the agency later this week and return to private practice.
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USPTO Director Squires to deliver keynote speech at Via Licensing Alliance’s marquee Bridge Summit this October
The Via Bridge Summit is taking place in San Francisco, October 6-9, 2026.
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Oura scores brace in U.S. as Zepp withdraws district court complaint, final Samsung IPR fails
It augurs well for the smart ring maker as positive developments at the PTAB, ITC, and in federal court add up.
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Panasonic and OPPO, Nokia and Huawei trade SEPs in newly recorded U.S. transfers
Both assignments are emblematic of how smaller-scale asset transfers involving SEPs take place in the context of broader deals between operating companies.