USPTO incident

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

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USPTO experienced a minor incident on June 27, 2026, lasting 96d 6h. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
Jun 27, 2026, 01:50 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 01, 2026, 08:25 PM UTC
Duration
96d 6h
Detected by Pingoru
Jun 27, 2026, 01:50 PM UTC

Update timeline

  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.