In fight over USPTO oversight, Supreme Court has no shortage of options
By Melissa Ritti ( October 15, 2026, 15:00 GMT | Comment) -- Google’s challenge to the US Patent and Trademark Office’s settled expectations policy will reach the US Supreme Court’s conference Friday, but four pending petitions offer the justices alternative paths for clarifying Section 314(d) of the America Invents Act — if they are so inclined. To read the tea leaves, MLex turned to former USPTO solicitor Tom Krause.The US Supreme Court could decide Friday to deny Google’s petition for writ of certiorari without resolving whether the US Patent and Trademark Office has placed its criteria for instituting inter partes review (IPR) beyond meaningful judicial scrutiny....
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