Squires Waives Deadline for Director Review Requests of Institution Decisions

USPTO Director Squires issued a precedential order in Light & Wonder v. Evolution Malta extending the deadline for requesting Director Review of PTAB institution decisions from 14 to 30 days. The order terminated three IPR proceedings after a district court granted Light & Wonder's motion to dismiss, finding Evolution Malta's challenged patent claims invalid under Section 101. Squires ruled continuing the IPRs would be inefficient given the parallel litigation outcome.