National Law Review

The New Race to Judgment - How the USPTO’s Proposed IPR Rule Makes Litigation Speed a Decisive Weapon

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 ...
Law

How To Join an IPR—And Why You May Want To

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 ...
IPWatchdog

CAFC Denies Mandamus Petitions Seeking Reversal of New USPTO Policy on IPR Institution

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

Sea Change in IPR or Just an SOS? – Aqua Products, Inc. v. Matal

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...
Law

Forum Selection Clause Precludes IPR—Non Conveniens Becomes Impossibilis

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 ...
JD Supra

USPTO Director Squires Will Personally Make All IPR and PGR Institution Decisions

Just one day after the USPTO issued proposed rules limiting the availability of inter partes review when the claims might be ...
JD Supra

The revision of the chinese anti-monopoly law – abuse of dominance, of IPR and of administrative powers

There are relatively few changes in the draft regulations implementing the revised Anti-Monopoly Law in the areas of abuse of dominance, abuse of IPRs, and abuse of administrative powers. While mainly ...