Institution Discretion and the 2026 AIA Docket

Sept. 2, 2026 Last September, after John Squires was confirmed as Director, I wrote that we would see whether the then-emerging line of discretionary dismissals of IPR petitions “is to be extended or will itself be tempered.” The Federal Circuit answered the reviewability half on November 6. The 2026 filing and institution numbers supply the […]

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