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(P)Revision to Rules of Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Proposed Rule, published October 17, 2025. Notice of proposed rulemaking.

Summary from the Federal Register

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) proposes modifications to the rules of practice for inter partes review (IPR) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) that the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of USPTO and, by delegation, the PTAB will use in instituting IPR.

Dates

Comments must be received by November 17, 2025 to ensure consideration. The Office does not anticipate granting an extension to the comment period, absent extraordinary circumstances.