A new post-grant review petition has been filed at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board against Straumann USA, LLC, opening what could become a closely watched dispute for practitioners in the dental and medical-device patent space. The proceeding, PGR2026-00070, was filed on August 11, 2026. View full case on Docket Alarm

At this early stage, the PTAB docket identifies Straumann USA, LLC in the case caption, but practitioners will want to watch the filing record closely to confirm the specific patent number at issue, the named petitioner, and the precise claims challenged once the petition and related papers are available through the docket.

Meta Platforms, Inc. has launched a new inter partes review at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, filing IPR2026-00420 on August 7, 2026. The petition opens another closely watched PTAB contest involving a major technology company and underscores how frequently the Board remains central to high-stakes patent strategy.

At this early stage, the docket identifies the proceeding by petitioner name—Meta Platforms, Inc.—but the publicly available case caption information does not yet disclose the full patent details or the patent owner in the materials summarized here.

Google LLC has filed a new inter partes review petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in IPR2026-00429, opening another closely watched front in the company’s broader patent defense strategy. The proceeding, filed on July 29, 2026, is captioned simply Google LLC, but as with any PTAB matter, the key questions for patent practitioners will be which patent claims are under attack, what prior art combinations are being asserted, and whether the Board views the petition as a strong candidate for institution.

At this early stage, the docket signals the beginning of the challenge rather than its resolution.

Google LLC has filed a new inter partes review petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, opening IPR2026-00418 on July 30, 2026.

A new inter partes review, IPR2026-00434, was filed on July 23, 2026, at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and is styled Aces Fuel Injection, Inc.. While the docket caption presently highlights the patent owner, the proceeding signals the start of what could become an important validity fight over fuel-injection technology and related patent claims.

At this early stage, practitioners should expect the key details to come into focus through the petition and mandatory notices: which specific patent is being challenged, the identity of the petitioner, and the precise claims and statutory grounds at issue.

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. has filed a new inter partes review petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, opening IPR2026-00432 on July 20, 2026.

A new post-grant review, PGR2026-00062, was filed at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board on June 25, 2026, putting an America Ugreen Limited patent directly in the PTAB spotlight.

A new post-grant review, PGR2026-00062, was filed at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board on June 25, 2026, in a matter captioned America Ugreen Limited. While the publicly available docket caption immediately identifies Ugreen as a party, patent professionals will want to watch for the petition, mandatory notices, and patent owner filings to clarify the full party alignment, the challenged claims, and the commercial context behind the dispute.

At this stage, the key takeaway is procedural as much as substantive: a post-grant review is only available for patents subject to the AIA’s first-inventor-to-file regime and allows challengers to press a broader range of invalidity theories than inter partes review.

Another new inter partes review to watch at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board: IPR2026-00387, filed June 5, 2026, and captioned Optiver US LLC. At this early stage, the docket signals the start of a potentially important dispute for companies operating in technology-driven and latency-sensitive markets, but the petition itself will be the key document for practitioners looking to assess the full stakes of the case.

Based on the current docket entry, Optiver US LLC is the petitioner seeking review of an issued U.S. patent.

Amazon.com Services LLC has filed a new inter partes review petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, docketed as IPR2026-00361 on May 26, 2026.

A new post-grant review proceeding at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board could be worth watching for companies and counsel operating in competitive consumer product and health-tech markets. In PGR2026-00051, titled Hyper Ice, Inc., a petitioner has asked the PTAB to review the validity of a recently issued patent associated with Hyper Ice, Inc. The petition was filed on May 26, 2026.

At this early stage, the PTAB docket signals the opening of a post-grant challenge, but practitioners should note that post-grant review itself already says a great deal about the patent at issue.

Pinterest, Inc. has filed a new inter partes review petition, IPR2026-00365, at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board on May 22, 2026. The proceeding puts another PTAB spotlight on the increasingly important area of platform recommendation and content-delivery technology—an area where social media, e-commerce, and advertising companies continue to face significant patent assertion risk.

At this stage, the publicly available docket reflects that Pinterest is the petitioner, but practitioners will want to watch closely for the identification of the patent owner, the specific patent claims challenged, and the prior art combinations asserted in the petition as the record develops.

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. has filed a new inter partes review petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, opening PTAB proceeding IPR2026-00364 on May 15, 2026. At this stage, the filing itself is the key development: the petition signals that Palo Alto Networks is seeking to invalidate claims of an asserted patent through the Board’s administrative trial process rather than litigating patentability exclusively in district court.

The currently available docket information identifies Palo Alto Networks, Inc. as the petitioner, but practitioners will want to watch closely for the patent owner’s appearance, the specific patent number at issue, and the claim set Palo Alto Networks has targeted.

Apple Inc. has launched a new inter partes review at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, filing IPR2026-00316 on May 18, 2026. As of the initial docket entry, the proceeding is styled simply under Apple’s name, and practitioners will want to watch for the petition, mandatory notices, and any patent owner preliminary response to flesh out the dispute. You can track the docket here: View full case on Docket Alarm.

At this early stage, the publicly available case caption confirms the petitioner—Apple Inc.—but the docket details provided here do not yet identify the challenged patent number or the patent owner by name.

Meta Platforms, Inc. has filed a new inter partes review petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, opening IPR2026-00347 on May 13, 2026. At this early stage, the PTAB docket reflects the filing of the petition, but practitioners should expect the key details—most importantly the specific patent being challenged, the patent owner’s identity, and the precise prior-art combinations—to come into sharper focus as the docket develops.

Even from the initial filing, this is a proceeding worth watching.