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USPTO announces new PTAB institution process amid workload crunch

( March 26, 2025, 20:46 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Patent Trial and Appeal Board will bifurcate its decision-making process over whether to institute patent challenges, US Patent and Trademark Office Acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart announced. The new process splits discretionary considerations and merits. The move, which Stewart said is temporary, will likely increase denials as concerns rise over the board’s high workload and shrinking staff. Among the discretionary reasons to deny an institution is a high backlog of challenges.See the memorandum attached....

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