
Subsequent Challenge Does Not Justify Discretionary Denial, PTAB Litigation Blog
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In a recent decision, Acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart denied a Patent Owner’s request for discretionary denial in LifeVac, LLC v. DCSTAR, Inc., IPR2025-00454. Even though Petitioner had previously challenged the same patent in a post-grant review, the Acting Director determined that the denial of the prior post-grant review did not justify discretionary denial of the present IPR.