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08.25.2026

The Double-Exposure Problem: What Your Thin Provisional Is Actually Costing You

By Babak Akhlaghi on August 25, 2026.   A Federal Circuit decision just changed what your provisional application is worth —…

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IPR is Alive

07.08.2026

The IPR Door Is Open — But You Have to Follow the Rules

Authored by Babak Akhlaghi on July 8, 2026.  On June 15, 2026, USPTO Director John A. Squires issued a decision…

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03.08.2021

Common Law Collateral Estoppel Applies to Board’s decisions

In SYNQOR, INC., v. VICOR CORPORATION, No. 19-1704 (Feb. 22, 2021), the Court held that common law collateral estoppel, also…

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