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2026

Articles

Preempting Surprise Injunctions in Germany and the UPC: Strategic Use of the Schutzschrift in Global Patent Litigation

March 27, 2026

Articles

Patent Ruling Shows Quiet Power of State-Law Bad-Faith Statutes

February 20, 2026

Articles

EPR Academy, Part 2 of 6: The EPR Process – From Request to Reexamination Certificate

December 5, 2025

IP Updates

Tenth Circuit Sides with Netflix in Tiger King Copyright Challenge

May 5, 2026

IP Updates

PIER Pilot Program - Synopsis

IP Updates

White House Releases National AI Legislative Framework

March 23, 2026

At the PTAB Blog

Before the Holding, the Message: Director Squires Uses Magnolia Medical to Outline PTAB Discretionary Denial Policy Changes

May 20, 2026

Federal Circuit IP Blog

Federal Circuit Affirms § 102(b) Invalidity; Source Code Commands Are Not Hearsay

May 14, 2026

INCONTESTABLE® Blog

Supreme Court Recalibrates Contributory Copyright Liability

March 30, 2026

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At the PTAB Blog

Deadline Evolution: Director Extends Deadline for Requesting Director Review of Institution Grants to 30 Days Deadline Evolution: Director Extends Deadline for Requesting Director Review of Institution Grants to 30 Days

June 30, 2026

At the PTAB Blog

Discretion All the Way Down: USPTO Uses a Discretionary IPR Denial to Justify a
§ 325(d) EPR Denial Discretion All the Way Down: USPTO Uses a Discretionary IPR Denial to Justify a
§ 325(d) EPR Denial

May 28, 2026

At the PTAB Blog

Clearing the Air: Federal Circuit Confirms PTAB Has Jurisdiction Over IPRs Concerning Expired Patents Clearing the Air: Federal Circuit Confirms PTAB Has Jurisdiction Over IPRs Concerning Expired Patents

March 10, 2025

At the PTAB Blog

Proofread Your Petition—Board Denies Motion to File Supplemental Information That Would Address Unintentionally Omitted Claim Proofread Your Petition—Board Denies Motion to File Supplemental Information That Would Address Unintentionally Omitted Claim

June 17, 2024

Articles

Key Takeaways from BMW’s Victory Against NorthStar Key Takeaways from BMW’s Victory Against NorthStar

April 30, 2024

At the PTAB Blog

USPTO Releases Notice of Proposed Rule Making Codifying Several Precedential Case Factors USPTO Releases Notice of Proposed Rule Making Codifying Several Precedential Case Factors

April 25, 2024

Conference

Boston Intellectual Property Law Association 4th Annual Symposium Boston Intellectual Property Law Association 4th Annual Symposium

April 10-11, 2024

Boston

At the PTAB Blog

Petitioners Fail on Inherency but Prevail on Obviousness Petitioners Fail on Inherency but Prevail on Obviousness

February 9, 2024

At the PTAB Blog

Director Vidal Vacates and Remands Decisions Denying Institution Under 325(d) Director Vidal Vacates and Remands Decisions Denying Institution Under 325(d)

February 1, 2024

Panel Discussion

Women Practitioners' Viewpoint: What Does it Take to be PTAB Whisperers? Women Practitioners' Viewpoint: What Does it Take to be PTAB Whisperers?

September 6, 2023

Virtual

Articles

Trending at the PTAB: Cautionary Tale of VLSI Challenger

September 1, 2023

Law360

Federal Circuit IP Blog

A Close Case: Federal Circuit Affirms Board Decision Finding Unusually Strong Objective Evidence of Nonobviousness A Close Case: Federal Circuit Affirms Board Decision Finding Unusually Strong Objective Evidence of Nonobviousness

June 9, 2023