Skechers U.S.A., Inc. has filed a new inter partes review petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, opening IPR2026-00444 on July 24, 2026. As of the initial filing, the PTAB docket reflects the petitioner as Skechers, but practitioners will want to watch the case closely for the full petition, the identification of the challenged patent, the patent owner’s response, and any institution decision that clarifies the scope of the dispute.

At this early stage, the key public takeaway is that a major footwear company has turned to the PTAB to test the validity of a patent that is important enough to warrant administrative review.

Skechers U.S.A., Inc. has launched a new inter partes review at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, filing IPR2026-00343 on April 24, 2026. While the publicly available docket caption currently identifies the proceeding by petitioner name, the filing is one worth watching for companies and counsel involved in consumer products, design-adjacent utility patents, and competitive product litigation.

At this stage, the PTAB docket reflects that Skechers U.S.A., Inc. is the petitioner seeking review of an issued patent.

Skechers U.S.A., Inc. has filed a new inter partes review petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, opening PTAB docket IPR2026-00343 on April 24, 2026. At this stage, the filing appears to be a newly instituted challenge record centered on a patent dispute involving Skechers, with practitioners likely watching for the patent owner’s preliminary response, the Board’s institution decision, and the substantive invalidity theories that will shape the case.

Based on the current docket entry, Skechers is the petitioner in the proceeding.