by Matthew Johnson | Mar 26, 2026 | Claim Construction, PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Laura Vining and Matt Johnson – USPTO Director John Squires issued a decision on November 5, 2025, vacating a prior institution decision and denying institution in Tesla, Inc. v. Intellectual Ventures II LLC, IPR2025-00340, Paper 18. Director Squires denied...
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 Matthew Johnson | Mar 1, 2026 | Claim Construction, Trial Institution
By Hannah Mehrle and Matt Johnson – In two related cases involving Generac Power Systems, Inc. as Petitioner and Champion Power Equipment, Inc. as Patent Owner, Director Squires initiated sua sponte Director Review of the Board’s Decisions to grant institution...
by Matthew Johnson | Feb 16, 2026 | Joinder, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Sue Gerber and Matt Johnson – The PTAB’s recently designated precedential decision in Realtek Semiconductor Corp., v. ParkerVision, Inc., Nos. IPR2025-00324 and IPR2025-00325, Paper No. 11 (June 25, 2025), makes clear that an otherwise time-barred petition...
by Matthew Johnson | Feb 4, 2026 | Claim Construction, PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Ian Adams, Matt Modderman, Matt Johnson – USPTO Director John Squires issued a decision on October 3, 2025, denying a request to discretionarily deny institution in Caption Health, Inc. v. The University of British Columbia, IPR2025-01422, Paper 15 at 3 (Dec....
by Carl Kukkonen | Jan 21, 2026 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Carl Kukkonen and Matt Johnson – On January 9, 2026, USPTO Director John A. Squires designated four recent discretionary-denial rulings as precedential and nine more as informative, formalizing a developing framework for how and when the Office will exercise...
