The Patent Office recently announced that it will begin enforcing a rule that requires that inter partes review (IPR) petitions “specify where each element of the claim is found in the prior art ...

If President Donald Trump’s administration—whether through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) or another initiative—treats the USPTO like other agencies, it could weaken the competitive ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Over the past year, the U.S. patent system has shown ...

The new director of the Patent Office is wasting little time on the job, announcing several new rules and practices that will make it more difficult to challenge the validity of issued patents. John ...

Director Stewart’s decision in iRhythm initiating IPR denials under the settled-expectations consideration outlined in her memorandum raises questions that are likely to be answered in future matters.

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Over a decade ago, I co-authored the bipartisan Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to modernize our patent system. One of its key reforms was the creation of a streamlined panel inside the U.S. Patent ...

From America’s founding days, fierce debates have defined our country’s experiment in democracy. Yet, even from the start, Americans of all political factions have found common ground in a simple idea ...