Reformist USPTO sets its sights on seemingly appeal-proof Fintiv framework
By Nick Robertson and Melissa Ritti ( March 12, 2026, 19:19 GMT | Comment) -- On the heels of recent decisions upholding his near-total discretion over America Invents Act patent challenges, US Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires on Wednesday singled out the domestic footprint of petitioners and patent owners as a newly relevant factor.The US Patent and Trademark Office could be leaning hard into a February appellate decision that the so-called “Fintiv factors” for discretionary denial of patent reviews under the America Invents Act are a general policy, exempt from formal rulemaking requirements....
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