On October 17, 2025, the USPTO proposed new rules that would dramatically alter IPR strategy. The most impactful change to the status quo is a proposal to bar the PTAB from instituting an IPR if a ...

The Federal Circuit has denied three mandamus petitions asking the court to step in and curb the recently-implemented ...

How To Join an IPR—And Why You May Want To Inter partes review has become a popular vehicle to challenge patents. Given the benefits of IPRs and the desire to keep an IPR alive before the petitioner ...

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As any PTAB practitioner knows, the possibility of being estopped from asserting prior art in district court is a significant risk that must be considered when filing an IPR. Section 315(e)(2) ...

Forum selection provisions appear (or are at least proposed) in all types of agreements and often provoke disagreement in negotiations because of the potential for a real or perceived strategic ...