In this decision, the Director (1) waives the deadline for filing all requests for Director Review of decisions to 30 days; (2) finds that the filing deadline may be extended in exceptional circumstances and where the trial has not progressed meaningfully; and (3) applies Hulu, LLC v. Piranha Media Distribution, LLC, IPR2024-01252, Paper 27 (Director Apr. 17, 2025) (informative) to vacate institution and deny the petitions because the district court already had found the challenged claims invalid. The Director further explains exceptional circumstances warranting an additional extension may include: dismissal of all or substantially all claims in a co-pending litigation, findings of fact and conclusions of law that render all or substantially all challenged claims invalid, and a violation of a Sotera stipulation.

IP Australia has updated Part 28 of the Trade Marks Manual of Practice and Procedure following the High Court's decision in Zip Co Limited v Firstmac Limited [2026] HCA 16. The updates clarify how the honesty element of honest concurrent use under s 44(3)(a) of the Trade Marks Act 1995 is to be assessed.

The EPO’s new Data Desk provides unique insights into global technology trends, patent filings and the latest deep tech developments in a single, user-friendly platform. Developed by the EPO Observatory, it offers users free, full access to explore, analyse and visualise trends in greater granularity than ever before, across all countries and technology fields. The tool was launched yesterday in Paris at VivaTech, Europe’s largest annual startup and technology fair, where the EPO participated for the third consecutive year in partnership with the French National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI France).

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