New Wrinkle Added to Inter Partes Review Proceedings?
Coke Stewart, the Acting Director of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued an eye-raising decision in several inter partes reviews (IPRs) between iRhythm Technologies, Inc. and Welch Allyn, Inc. (IPR2025-00363, -00374, -00376, -00377, and -00378). She used…