USPTO Director goes against the grain, sides with inter partes review petitioner Tesla to reject discretionary denial request

Context: In January 2026, Tesla filed multiple petitions for inter partes review (IPR) of patents owned by Bulletproof Property Management LLC at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Bulletproof requested discretionary denial of all seven petitions, which Tesla opposed.

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Tesla is represented by Fish & Richardson’s W. Karl Renner, Nicholas Stephens, and Kim Leung.

Bulletproof Property Management is represented by Buether Joe & Counselors’ Michael Doell.