According to GamesFray, USPTO Director John A. Squires intervened on November 3, 2025, to reopen US Patent No. 12,403,397.

The director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has ordered a rare patent re-examination, after ...

Nintendo and The Pokemon Company's controversial summoning patent is under scrutiny by the United States Patent and Trademark ...

In his order, Squires pointed to two older U.S. patent applications — one filed by Konami in 2002, the other by Nintendo ...

Trump-appointed US Patent director John Squires cited previous patents that might make Nintendo's latest patent invalid.

Samsung Electronics owes patent owner Pictiva Displays $191.4 million in damages for infringing two U.S. patents covering ...

The head of the U.S. Patent Office is reexamining a decision to award Nintendo a patent that protects a common ...

Donald Trump nominee and now USPTO head, John A. Squires, said there are "substantial new questions" about Nintendo's '397 ...

This granted U.S. patent represents an important milestone for JayaBio,” said Pawel Krysiak, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jaya Biosciences. “It underscores our commitment to addressing the ...

Susan Krumplitsch joined Womble Bond Dickinson as a partner in its patent prosecution and litigation practice group in Silicon Valley, the firm announced Wednesday.

The US Patent Office has ordered a rare re-examination of a Nintendo patent tied to its Palworld lawsuit, citing older Konami ...

Just weeks after Japan rejected Nintendo's initial efforts to patent a variety of Pokémon-style monster capture and throwing ...