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Director Terminates Proceeding Based on Inconsistent Testimony
On October 1, 2025, USPTO Director John Squires issued his first Director Review decision, terminating in whole IPR2024-00465 (“IPR465”) based on unreliable and inconsistent expert testimony. In IPR465, Interactive Communications International, Inc. (“Interactive”) challenged U.S. Patent No. 11,488,451 (“the ’451 Patent”), assigned to Blackhawk Network Inc. (“Blackhawk”)….
By: Jones Day