MBHB Partner Mike Borella Discusses PTAB Section 101 Affirmance Trends in MLex

MLex recently covered analysis from MBHB’s Michael S. Borella, Ph.D. and Walter DeGroft examining Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions involving appeals of patent eligibility rejections under Section 101. Borella discusses whether the decline in PTAB affirmance rates toward the end of 2025 could signal a more applicant-friendly approach under USPTO Director John Squires and give applicants with strong Section 101 cases more reason to consider an appeal. Read the original analysis on Patent Docs and the article in MLex.