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PTAB discretionary denial: what changed and what to do now
Since 2025, the USPTO Director decides whether IPRs go to trial, and new discretionary factors favor many patent owners. Here is where things stand as of October 2026 and what patent owners and challengers should do now.
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AI inventorship: what the USPTO’s rules mean for R&D teams
AI can't be an inventor, but AI-assisted inventions can be patented if a human conceived them. Here is what the USPTO's current guidance means for R&D teams and how to document human contribution.
