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New Procedure for Ex Parte Reexaminations: Patent Owners May File 'Pre-Order' Papers Prior to the Substantial New Question Determination

April 9, 2026IPRs, Patent Law

In the April 1, 2026 edition of the Official Gazette, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced a new procedural framework that permits patent owners to submit a limited, early response to a request for ex parte reexamination.

March 12, 2026

Failure to Meet Plausibility Requirement Dooms Patent Infringement Complaint Notwithstanding Simplicity of Technology at Issue

March 12, 2026

Try, Try Again: District Court Orders Quarreling Parties to Reach Agreement Concerning Scope of FDA and Patent Prosecution Bar Without Court Intervention

February 27, 2026

Settled Expectations with Prior Patent Owner Dooms Request for Discretionary Denial of IPR Petitions

February 24, 2026

When a Complaint Misses the Mark: ‘Shotgun Pleading’ Prompts Dismissal Without Prejudice

February 20, 2026

Federal Circuit: PTO Director Guidance on Discretionary Denials is Exempt from Notice-and-Comment Rulemaking

February 18, 2026

District Court: Claim Reciting Single Means-Plus-Function Element Invalid for Lack of Enablement

February 13, 2026

Court Denies Motion to Compel Where Broad Request for Communications Exceeded Narrow ‘Impetus’ for Discovery

February 12, 2026

Plaintiffs’ ‘Strategic Decision’ to Respond to Expert’s Untimely Invalidity Theories Dooms Motion to Strike

February 12, 2026

Western District of Texas Vacates Preliminary Injunction After USPTO Issues Non-Final Rejection in Reexamination

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