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Apple v. Vidal: APA Compliance in IPR Discretionary Denial Rules

August 20, 2024PatentAdministrative Law, AIA Trials, Amicus Briefs, APA, discretionary denial, Federal Circuit, IPR, judicial review, NHK-Fintiv Rule, Notice-and-Comment Rulemaking, patent litigation, USPTODennis Crouch

by Dennis Crouch

I have written several times about the Chestek case regarding notice-and-comment requirements under the APA. A second notice-and-comment case is also pending before the Federal Circuit, potentially having a much greater impact on patent practice. The case, Apple v. Vidal, focuses on IPR discretionary denials, which the USPTO implemented as policy without any formal rulemaking notice-and-comment. (more…)