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Since his official installation in September 2025, USPTO Director John Squires has pursued an 'America First IP' agenda, reinforcing discretionary denials and reshaping patent validity challenges. New guidance prioritizes U.S. manufacturing connections and small business protections in Inter Partes Review (IPR) procee…
At the 2026 INTA Annual Meeting in London, USPTO Director John A. Squires delivered remarks emphasizing the foundational role of intellectual property protections in the American constitutional framework. He reflected on the longstanding partnership between the United States and the United Kingdom, commemorated Americ…
At the INTA Annual Meeting in London, USPTO Director John A. Squires delivered a keynote emphasizing the agency's proactive approach to trademark issues arising from personal branding, name-image-likeness (NIL) rights, and AI-generated content. Drawing on examples from collegiate athletics and entertainment, Squires u…
John Squires, the newly appointed director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, announced a significant policy change by reclaiming the agency's authority to decide whether to institute inter partes and post-grant reviews. This move transfers decision-making power from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board back to USP…
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