Jarom Kesler Comments on USPTO Ex Parte Reexamination Denial Trends in Law360
In the Law360 article “USPTO Clamping Down Reexam Bids After IPR Denials,” Knobbe Martens partner Jarom Kesler shared how a recent ruling from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)...
USPTO Director Signals Continued Pro-Patent Discretionary Denial Policy at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Key Takeaway: In a precedential decision in Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc. v. Kurin, Inc., USPTO Director Squires denied IPR institution and reinforced the policy framework for discretionary denial at the...
USPTO Director to Consider U.S. Manufacturing and Small Business Status When Instituting or Denying IPR and PGR Petitions
Key Takeaways Effective immediately, the USPTO will consider whether a patent challenger’s accused products or a patent owner’s products are manufactured in the United States as additional factors in the...