JD Supra

USPTO Revises Interim Director Review Process, Gives Guidance on Ex Parte Appeals, and Forms New Review Panels

Issuance of the revised interim DR process comes on the heels of a Request for Comments issued by the USPTO on July 20, 2022 seeking stakeholders’ feedback on the current interim DR process, including ...
Reuters

Preparing ex parte seizure orders to protect trade secrets

CommentaryAttorney Analysis from Westlaw Today, a part of Thomson Reuters. October 27, 2023 - The ex parte seizure order, codified under Section 1836(b)(2) of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 ...
JD Supra

Overlooked, But Powerful: Ex Parte Reexamination and Inter Partes Review Combination

In In Re Gesture Technology Partners, LLC, Case No. 2025-1075 (Fed. Cir. December 1, 2025) (“Gesture”), the Federal Circuit reinforced the power of ex parte reexaminations as powerful tools for ...
IPWatchdog

USPTO Grants Ex Parte Reexam by Anonymous Requester Following Failed Serial IPR Petitions on Netlist Patent

“Netlist added that the requestor’s anonymity… weighed further in favor of denial because it foreclosed any application of estoppel.” Although U.S. Patent Application No. 20080256282 (“Guo”) was not ...