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2025-10-16
USPTO advances proposed rule governing inter partes review
USPTO
The Office is concerned that even extremely strong patents become unreliable when subject to serial or parallel challenges. Congress gave the USPTO Director broad discretion to identify circumstances when inter partes review (IPR) proceedings would or would not benefit the patent system. And repeated challenges do not benefit the patent system. The Office, therefore, is proposing a rule that would focus IPR proceedings before PTAB on patent claims that have not been previously challenged and patent claims challenged in prior litigation that settled at an early stage. The proposed rule is intended to enhance fairness, efficiency, and predictability in IPR proceedings.
2025-10-16
USPTO withdraws proposed rule about discretion to institute an AIA review
USPTO
The USPTO has announced in a Federal Register notice the withdrawal of the April 19, 2024, notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would have revised the rules of practice for inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR) proceedings that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) used in exercising discretion to institute IPRs and PGRs.
2025-10-16
Courtesy Ceremonial Patent Copies: Delayed Delivery
USPTO
Effective October 16, 2025, delivery of courtesy ceremonial copies of eGrants will be delayed by up to 90 days. There is no impact on the timely issuance of electronic patent grant (eGrant), which is the official statutory patent grant.
2025-10-14
Effective October 14, 2025, delivery of courtesy ceremonial copies of eGrants will be delayed by up to 90 days. The official electronic patent grant (eGrant) is not affected and remains available through Patent Centerand the Open Data Portal.
USPTO
2025-10-02
PCT Guide Updates
WIPO
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