USPTO incident

USPTO issues precedential decision detailing the principles underlying the Director’s exercise of discretion

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USPTO is currently experiencing a minor incident, which began 2h ago. The vendor's full update timeline is below.

Started
Jun 12, 2026, 07:48 AM UTC
Resolved
Ongoing
Duration
● 1h 41m
Detected by Pingoru
Jun 12, 2026, 07:48 AM UTC

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  1. monitoring Jun 12, 2026, 07:48 AM UTC

    In Magnolia Medical v. Kurin, the Director denied IPR institution where the petitioner raised issues it already litigated and lost in district court rather than using the PTAB as a true alternative to litigation.