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A new interim process for the acting director to exercise discretion as to whether to institute an inter partes review ("IPR") or a post-grant review ("PGR") was announced on March 26, 2025, in which ...

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The Federal Circuit has rejected arguments that inter partes review proceedings violate Article III and the Seventh Amendment of the Constitution, and again held that decisions to institute are not ...

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