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Federal Circuit Denies Three Early Petitions for Mandamus Relating to Rescission of a 2022 Fintiv Memo
On November 6, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Judges Dyk, Linn, Cunningham, and/or Stoll) issued orders denying three petitions for mandamus (out of seven currently pending) challenging then-Acting USPTO Director’s discretionary denials of institution of inter partes review (IPR)….
By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.