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fromPatently-O
4 days ago

The Unreviewable Director: How 314(d) Shields the USPTO's IPR Denial Regime from Judicial Oversight

The Federal Circuit held that 35 U.S.C. § 314(d) largely bars judicial review of USPTO IPR institution denials, including denials based on the settled-expectations doctrine.
fromPatently-O
1 month ago

Instacart Challenges USPTO's Discretionary IPR Denials in Seventh Pending Mandamus Petition

The petition argues that Dir. Stewart's novel denial criteria were imposed without the notice-and-comment rulemaking required by the Administrative Procedure Act, exceed the Director's statutory authority under 35 U.S.C. § 314(a), and were applied retroactively to Instacart's petition in violation of due process. The petition argues that the NPRM is tacit admission of the rulemaking requirement.
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