USPTO Issues Memo on Interim Process for PTAB Discretionary Denial Evaluation
By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/25
On March 26, 2025, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Coke Morgan Stewart issued a memorandum that makes several significant changes to how the USPTO and Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) will evaluate whether to discretionarily deny institution of petitions for inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR)....
By: WilmerHale