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  • How the Federal Circuit Is Rebuilding Inventorship Law After the AIA
  • Squires Institutes 5 Patent Reviews, Rejects 7 Others
  • Why Patent Reexaminations Are Experiencing a Resurgence

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patentlyo.com /1 month ago

How the Federal Circuit Is Rebuilding Inventorship Law After the AIA

The AIA repealed § 102(f) but inventorship invalidity endures. Tracing the defense from 1790 through Fortress Iron and AI. Continue reading this post on Patently-O.

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law360.com /1 week ago

Squires Institutes 5 Patent Reviews, Rejects 7 Others

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires on Tuesday granted five requests for review of patents under the America Invents Act while turning down seven other petitions...

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jdsupra.com /1 month ago

Why Patent Reexaminations Are Experiencing a Resurgence

For much of the past decade, post grant patent practice in the United States was dominated by the post-grant proceedings formed as part of the 2013 America Invents Act (AIA), inclu...

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natlawreview.com /1 month ago

Mexico Introduces Provisional Patent Applications

The amendments to the Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property (FLPIP), published today, introduce a new filing mechanism allowing applicants to submit provisional pat...

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jdsupra.com /1 month ago

USPTO's AI Search Pilot May Reshape Patent Filing Strategy

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office‘s Artificial Intelligence Search Automated Pilot, or ASAP, program introduces earlier visibility into the prior art landscape by providing appl...

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jdsupra.com /1 month ago

USPTO Implements PCT Informed Examination Request (PIER) Pilot Program for U.S. National Stage Applications

Key Points - • New pilot program requires action. The USPTO has launched the PCT Informed Examination Request (PIER) Pilot Program, which will compel applicants of certain unexami...

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natlawreview.com /1 month ago

Amendments to Mexico’s Intellectual Property Law: Principal Aspects for Patent Practice

Today, Mexico officially published amendments to the Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property (FLPIP), introducing relevant changes that will directly impact patent fi...

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jdsupra.com /1 day ago

AIA reviews: An alternative to litigation, not a second chance

Addressing the scope of discretionary institution under the America Invents Act (AIA), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) denied institution of inter partes revi...

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natlawreview.com /1 month ago

Why Patent Reexaminations Are Experiencing a Resurgence

For much of the past decade, post grant patent practice in the United States was dominated by the post-grant proceedings formed as part of the 2013 America Invents Act (AIA), inclu...

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law360.com /1 month ago

USPTO Eying Older Patent Apps, Busier Tech For New Pilot

A U.S. Patent and Trademark Office leader on Wednesday clarified when the agency plans to flag patent applications that have already gone through the Patent Cooperation Treaty inte...

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jdsupra.com /1 month ago

[Podcast] AI Meets USPTO: The United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Evolution in the Digital Era

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become nearly ubiquitous in everyday life, and given AI’s widespread use across industries, it is no surprise that the United States Patent and Tra...

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jdsupra.com /1 month ago

USPTO Introduces New Decision Point for PCT National Stage Applications

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has introduced a new pilot program that will require certain patent applicants to make an affirmative decision about whether to proceed w...

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law360.com /1 week ago

Submitting Ideas To AI Platforms May Affect Patent Rights

Recent judicial developments suggest that disclosing an invention to a consumer artificial intelligence platform constitutes public disclosure, making disciplined use of such tools...

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jdsupra.com /1 month ago

USPTO Announces New Discretionary Factors For Patent Review Proceedings, Prioritizing U.S. Manufacturing And Small Busin...

On March 11, 2026, United States Patent and Trademark Office Director John A. Squires issued a memorandum introducing additional discretionary factors for the institution of inter...

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natlawreview.com /1 month ago

Reinstatement of Rights Following Missed Prosecution Deadlines

The amendments to the Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property (FLPIP), published today, introduce, for the first time in Mexican law, a mechanism allowing applicants...

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law360.com /1 month ago

USPTO Launches Pilot Aimed At Reducing Exam Backlog

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said it will launch a pilot program requiring some applicants at the national stage to request examination of their patent applications.

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jdsupra.com /1 month ago

USPTO to exclude entities partially owned by foreign governments from challenging patent validity in PTAB

Through two March 2026 directives, the USPTO signals a willingness to exclude entities at least partially owned by foreign sovereigns from being petitioners in AIA proceedings....B...

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law360.com /2 weeks ago

Squires Lays Out Principles For Patent Review Discretion

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John A. Squires issued a precedential decision Thursday outlining the principles underlying his discretion in instituting America Invents...

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natlawreview.com /1 day ago

Mandatory USPTO PIER Pilot Creates New Risks for PCT National Stage Filings

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law360.com /4 weeks ago

Congress Must Repair USPTO's Inter Partes Review Process

To challenge recent changes to the inter partes review process issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Congress must establish clear statutory guardrails, transparency and...

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jdsupra.com /1 week ago

USPTO Details Broad Principles of Discretionary Denial in AIA Proceedings

The USPTO has issued a precedential decision in an IPR proceeding emphasizing a public-interest-oriented discretionary denial framework under which AIA proceedings must function as...

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jdsupra.com /1 month ago

Patentability of AI Related Inventions

The rapid advancement and widespread availability of artificial intelligence (AI) tools have significantly lowered the barrier to entry for developing AI-based inventions. Open-sou...

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jdsupra.com /2 weeks ago

Inside the USPTO's AI Rollout: What IP Stakeholders Need to Know

On April 29, 2026, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held a webinar providing a look at how the agency is integrating artificial intelligence (AI) across patent operatio...

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law360.com /1 month ago

Latest Squires Order Grants 5 IPRs, Denies 4 On The Merits

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires granted five America Invents Act patent challenges and denied four others in his latest bulk order making institution decisio...

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