A new inter partes review petition has been filed at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in IPR2026-00406, a proceeding captioned Duke Manufacturing Co. and opened on July 2, 2026. For patent practitioners tracking competitive challenges in the foodservice and commercial equipment space, this is a case worth watching as the record develops.

At this early stage, the PTAB docket indicates the filing of the IPR but may not yet reflect a fully developed public record identifying all details practitioners typically want immediately, including the specific patent claims challenged, the named petitioner and patent owner in full, and the precise prior-art combinations asserted in the petition.

Zoom Communications, Inc. has filed a new inter partes review petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, opening IPR2026-00407 on July 1, 2026. The proceeding is now on the radar for patent litigators and in-house IP teams tracking how major technology companies continue to use PTAB practice as part of broader litigation and risk-management strategy.

At this early stage, the docket identifies Zoom Communications, Inc. as the petitioner, but the public caption does not yet reveal the patent owner in the case title.

A new post-grant review at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board is worth watching for practitioners tracking early-life patent challenges and the evolving use of PTAB proceedings against recently issued patents. In PGR2026-00064, titled ShoreShade LLC, the petition was filed on July 1, 2026. The proceeding is now on the radar for patent owners, petitioners, and IP counsel evaluating how aggressively to use post-grant review in high-stakes disputes.

At this stage, the docket caption identifies ShoreShade LLC as the patent owner in the PTAB proceeding.

A new inter partes review, IPR2026-00400, was filed on June 22, 2026, at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board against Thorne Research, Inc. The proceeding is one to watch for companies operating at the intersection of dietary supplements, formulations, and health-focused consumer products, where patent value often turns on how broadly claims are drafted and how well they withstand validity attacks based on published prior art.

At this stage, the publicly available docket information identifies Thorne Research, Inc. as the patent owner, but practitioners should review the petition and related filings to confirm the specific challenged patent, the real parties in interest, and the exact claims at issue as the record develops.

Tesla Inc. has filed a new inter partes review petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, opening IPR2026-00380 on June 18, 2026.

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.