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USPTO Director Clarifies Discretionary Standards in Denying Magnolia Medical’s IPR Petition
In a landmark precedential decision, the USPTO Director outlined the discretionary framework guiding institution of inter partes reviews under the America Invents Act. The ruling in Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc. v. Kurin, Inc. underscores the Director’s consideration of public interest factors and rejects repeti…
Sunday, May 17, 2026