Squires Ends TikTok IP Challenges For Not Listing Foreign Ties

By Editorial Team

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has decided to terminate Patent Trial and Appeal Board challenges to seven Cellspin Soft patents that were being contested by TikTok. The reason cited for this decision was TikTok's failure to list all interested parties involved in the case, particularly those located outside the United States.

According to the information provided by Law360, the termination of the challenges comes after TikTok's omission of certain foreign ties in the case. This move by Squires effectively halts TikTok's efforts to invalidate the patents held by Cellspin Soft.

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