Ex Parte Reexamination Keeps Looking Like a Better Post-Grant Option for Patent Defendants

The Federal Circuit recently made ex parte reexamination proceedings more attractive for those accused of patent infringement. The Court’s decision in In re Gesture Technology Partners, LLC, No. 2025-1075 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 1, 2025) (hereinafter “Gesture Technology”) addressed a Samsung‑requested ex parte reexamination that involved an expired patent and continued even after related inter partes reviews (IPRs) reached final written decisions….
By: Ice Miller