Squires’ RPI Crackdown Is Reshaping PTAB Challenges, but Transparency Gaps Remain, IAM
June 10, 2026IAM quoted partner Matthew Rizzolo in an article examining how US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director John Squires’ heightened focus on real-party-in-interest (RPI) disclosures is reshaping Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings and prompting broader discussions about transparency across the patent system.
The article explores PTAB’s evolving approach to RPI enforcement, ongoing debates regarding consistency in institution decisions, and differing disclosure requirements across patent litigation venues. Matt noted that greater transparency can help parties identify potential defenses and better assess issues relating to standing, licensing, and procedural fairness.
“Sunlight is the best disinfectant,” Matt said. “In many of these cases, increased transparency might give rise to defences – whether it’s defences that are asserted by a patent owner in an IPR or a PGR, or defences that are asserted by a defendant in district court as to standing or licensing. When you’re dealing with something that has aspects of public rights and private rights, as the Supreme Court put it in Oil States, transparency does seem to be key.”