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USPTO again designates discretionary denial PTAB decisions as precedential, informative

By Nick Robertson ( January 9, 2026, 21:56 GMT | Insight) -- The US Patent and Trademark Office on Friday designated as precedential or informative 13 Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions regarding their discretionary denial — the same that were designated in December in error and quickly removed from the office’s site. One of the 14 designations from last month, Tessell v. Nutanix, was not designated informative.US Patent and Trademark Office leadership designated more than a dozen Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions as precedential or informative on Friday, solidifying precedent regarding discretionary denial factors, namely settled expectations....

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