by David Maiorana | Jun 29, 2026 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By David Linden and Dave Maiorana – Recently, the Director issued a memorandum identifying inter partes review (“IPR”) and post grant review (“PGR”) institution factors designed to promote American innovation and manufacturing. Director Squires noted that...
by David Maiorana | Mar 19, 2026 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By David Linden and Dave Maiorana – The Acting Director ssued a decision declining to exercise discretionary denial in three related inter partes reviews (“IPRs”) filed by Padagis US LLC (“Padagis”): IPR2025-00464, IPR2025-00465, and IPR2025-00466 (collectively,...
by David Maiorana | Jan 8, 2026 | Estoppel, PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics
By Erin Bies, David Linden, and Dave Maiorana – On appeal from an ex parte reexamination (“EPR”) decision, the Federal Circuit held that a final written decision of an inter partes review (“IPR”) does not preclude the Patent Office from maintaining an ongoing...
by David Maiorana | Nov 12, 2025 | Evidentiary Issues, Expert Witnesses, PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics
By David Linden, Dave Maiorana, Thane Bonnett,* and Pranita Dhungana – On October 1, 2025, USPTO Director John Squires issued his first Director Review decision, terminating in whole IPR2024-00465 (“IPR465”) based on unreliable and inconsistent expert...
by David Maiorana | Aug 22, 2025 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By David Linden and Dave Maiorana – On December 6, 2024, Comcast Cable Communications, LLC (“Comcast”) filed three separate petitions for inter partes review (“IPR”) of U.S. Patent No. 9,866,438 (“the ’438 Patent”), which is assigned to Entropic Communications,...
