|
Patent Trial and Appeal Board |
|
USPTO updates Director Review process to extend the deadline for decisions instituting trial from 14 to 30 days
Today, the USPTO updated its process for requesting Director Review of a decision instituting trial. Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.71(d), the time period for filing a request for Director Review of a decision instituting trial is 14 days. 37 C.F.R. § 42.75(c)(1). The Director has waived this rule and extended the deadline to 30 days. See Light & Wonder, Inc. v. Evolution Malta Ltd., IPR2025-01072, Paper 30, 3 (Director June 22, 2026) (precedential). Additionally, in exceptional circumstances, the Office may further extend the deadline for filing a request for Director Review of a decision on institution, so long as the trial has not progressed meaningfully. See id. at 3–4 (setting forth examples of exceptional circumstances, including dismissal of all or substantially all claims in a co-pending litigation, findings of fact and conclusions of law that render all or substantially all challenged claims invalid, and a Sotera stipulation violation).
The Director Review process webpage reflects the update.
|
|
|
Having trouble accessing links in this email? Your email server security software may be altering the links. Contact your IT or email administrator and ask them to "allow-list" links-1.govdelivery.com and links-2.govdelivery.com to ensure you can access all content in this communication.
Stay connected with the USPTO by subscribing to regular email updates. Visit our subscription center at www.uspto.gov/subscribe to update or change your email preferences.
This email was sent from an unmonitored mailbox. To contact us, please visit our website www.uspto.gov/about/contacts. To ensure that you continue to receive our news and notices, please modify your email filters to allow mail from subscriptioncenter@subscriptions.uspto.gov.
|
|
|
|
