Russian showing how they modify PTAB cluster bomb submunitions to use on drones.
"PTAB-1-M
I use it as an auxiliary munition for flights with a dual purpose.
The preparation time for this munition to be used with an FPV drone is just under 2 minutes."
The gray tool is a standard pipe cutter.
"PTAB-1-M
I use it as an auxiliary munition for flights with a dual purpose.
The preparation time for this munition to be used with an FPV drone is just under 2 minutes."
The gray tool is a standard pipe cutter.
August 5, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Russian showing how they modify PTAB cluster bomb submunitions to use on drones.
"PTAB-1-M
I use it as an auxiliary munition for flights with a dual purpose.
The preparation time for this munition to be used with an FPV drone is just under 2 minutes."
The gray tool is a standard pipe cutter.
"PTAB-1-M
I use it as an auxiliary munition for flights with a dual purpose.
The preparation time for this munition to be used with an FPV drone is just under 2 minutes."
The gray tool is a standard pipe cutter.
Hear #C4IP Chief Policy Officer and Counsel Jamie Simpson discuss the current state of #Patent Trial and Appeal Board (#PTAB) #policy at the PTAB Bar Association's 2026 Thought Leader Summit.
📅 October 7
⏰ 2–5 PM ET
📍 Alexandria, VA
Learn more and register:
📅 October 7
⏰ 2–5 PM ET
📍 Alexandria, VA
Learn more and register:
2026 PTAB Bar Association Thought Leader Summit
2026 PTAB Bar Association Annual Conference - Evolution of PTAB Practice with Past Association Presidents
www.ptabbar.org
September 25, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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PTAA「ヤダ」
PTAB「これで？」
PTAC「みもりさんやる気あるんですか？」
PTAA「ヤダ」
PTAB「これで？」
PTAC「みもりさんやる気あるんですか？」
みもりん「ムク。。ムクムク」
PTAA「ヤダ」
PTAB「これで？」
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October 23, 2024 at 6:22 AM
みもりん「ボロン」
PTAA「ヤダ」
PTAB「これで？」
PTAC「みもりさんやる気あるんですか？」
みもりん「ムク。。ムクムク」
PTAA「ヤダ」
PTAB「これで？」
PTAC「みもりさんやる気あるんですか？」
PTAA「ヤダ」
PTAB「これで？」
PTAC「みもりさんやる気あるんですか？」
みもりん「ムク。。ムクムク」
PTAA「ヤダ」
PTAB「これで？」
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The USPTO faces major disruptions due to new White House directives, including a hiring freeze, newly ordered mandatory in-office work for PTAB judges, and a controversial resignation program. These shifts risk worsening the patent backlog and eroding institutional expertise. #patents #USPTO
February 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Russian Fiber optic drone stuck in a tree in the Kursk area. Uses a Ptab 2.5ko cluster bomb submunition as a warhead
July 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Russian Fiber optic drone stuck in a tree in the Kursk area. Uses a Ptab 2.5ko cluster bomb submunition as a warhead
Yikes - - the PTO acting director just sent the chief judge of the PTAB to run ex parte reexams instead. Further evidence she just wants to abolish IPRs, never mind the law?
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Bloomberg Law
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August 30, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Yikes - - the PTO acting director just sent the chief judge of the PTAB to run ex parte reexams instead. Further evidence she just wants to abolish IPRs, never mind the law?
news.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw...
news.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw...
It’s basically how it works for PTAB clerks, or at least how it worked when I was applying
You apply on USAJobs dot gov, and if hired you’re a USPTO employee and on paper every clerk serves all the ALJs equally
You apply on USAJobs dot gov, and if hired you’re a USPTO employee and on paper every clerk serves all the ALJs equally
April 19, 2026 at 1:06 AM
It’s basically how it works for PTAB clerks, or at least how it worked when I was applying
You apply on USAJobs dot gov, and if hired you’re a USPTO employee and on paper every clerk serves all the ALJs equally
You apply on USAJobs dot gov, and if hired you’re a USPTO employee and on paper every clerk serves all the ALJs equally
Can Thaler please go away now? He's tried this at the PTAB and the federal circuit too
March 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Can Thaler please go away now? He's tried this at the PTAB and the federal circuit too
What an unmodified PTAB 1 looks like. Designed to be used in an anti-armor role. The cluster bomb opens up, the 268 PTAB 1s fall out and spread, striking whatever gets in the way. It should penetrate more or less any armored vehicle that it strikes this way; the tops of vehicles have thin armor.
January 23, 2026 at 6:15 AM
What an unmodified PTAB 1 looks like. Designed to be used in an anti-armor role. The cluster bomb opens up, the 268 PTAB 1s fall out and spread, striking whatever gets in the way. It should penetrate more or less any armored vehicle that it strikes this way; the tops of vehicles have thin armor.
2024 PTAB Year in Review: Analysis & Trends www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/20...
2024 PTAB Year in Review: Analysis & Trends | JD Supra
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) continues to play a pivotal role in shaping the intellectual property landscape. In 2024, several...
www.jdsupra.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
2024 PTAB Year in Review: Analysis & Trends www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/20...
if your patent is in invalidated by a court or PTAB, you haven't lost anything. You never had it to begin with. It's an annulment, not a divorce
November 25, 2024 at 5:22 PM
if your patent is in invalidated by a court or PTAB, you haven't lost anything. You never had it to begin with. It's an annulment, not a divorce
Joe Matal at the Silicon Valley IP Forum - "the PTO's official policy right now is that if you are sued in the Eastern District of Texas you are not allowed to challenge the patent in the PTAB."
October 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Joe Matal at the Silicon Valley IP Forum - "the PTO's official policy right now is that if you are sued in the Eastern District of Texas you are not allowed to challenge the patent in the PTAB."
New PTAB discretionary denial policy may reshape patent challenges by overseas companies reut.rs/4e2V5ef
New PTAB discretionary denial policy may reshape patent challenges by overseas companies
Hengyi Jiang of Banner Witcoff discusses a memorandum by the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office introducing additional factors for determining whether inter partes review should be instituted and how it may affect patent challenges for overseas companies.
reut.rs
April 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
New PTAB discretionary denial policy may reshape patent challenges by overseas companies reut.rs/4e2V5ef
A brief clip of Ukrainian soldiers disassembling a canister of twelve PTAB-2.5KO shaped-charge submunitions, for use as drone munitions.
Four canisters were intended to be dropped from a KMGU-2 cluster dispenser mounted on an aircraft.
1/
Four canisters were intended to be dropped from a KMGU-2 cluster dispenser mounted on an aircraft.
1/
November 28, 2024 at 2:16 AM
A brief clip of Ukrainian soldiers disassembling a canister of twelve PTAB-2.5KO shaped-charge submunitions, for use as drone munitions.
Four canisters were intended to be dropped from a KMGU-2 cluster dispenser mounted on an aircraft.
1/
Four canisters were intended to be dropped from a KMGU-2 cluster dispenser mounted on an aircraft.
1/
This is interesting. Drone bomb recovered from a downed Ukrainian drone. , This is 2 PTAB 1s taped together to detonate at the same time. You can see the blasting cap with the wires sticking out. It's stuck into a chunk of explosives meant to detonate the 2 PTABs.
January 23, 2026 at 6:15 AM
This is interesting. Drone bomb recovered from a downed Ukrainian drone. , This is 2 PTAB 1s taped together to detonate at the same time. You can see the blasting cap with the wires sticking out. It's stuck into a chunk of explosives meant to detonate the 2 PTABs.
Changes to PTAB and Takeaways for Life Sciences Stakeholders
Changes to PTAB and Takeaways for Life Sciences Stakeholders
Since early 2025, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has shifted toward a more restrictive, Director-controlled institution regime.
www.jdsupra.com
September 21, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Changes to PTAB and Takeaways for Life Sciences Stakeholders
Changes to PTAB and Takeaways for Life Sciences Stakeholders
Changes to PTAB and Takeaways for Life Sciences Stakeholders
Since early 2025, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has shifted toward a more restrictive, Director-controlled institution regime.
www.jdsupra.com
September 21, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Changes to PTAB and Takeaways for Life Sciences Stakeholders
Changes to PTAB and Takeaways for Life Sciences Stakeholders
Changes to PTAB and Takeaways for Life Sciences Stakeholders
Since early 2025, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has shifted toward a more restrictive, Director-controlled institution regime.
www.jdsupra.com
September 21, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Changes to PTAB and Takeaways for Life Sciences Stakeholders
PTAB Moot Court Competition ending early. "We wanted to inform you that due to recent changes at the PTAB, we will not be able to host a final round of oral arguments. Instead, we are ending the competition after the first round of oral arguments are completed."
April 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
PTAB Moot Court Competition ending early. "We wanted to inform you that due to recent changes at the PTAB, we will not be able to host a final round of oral arguments. Instead, we are ending the competition after the first round of oral arguments are completed."
Ukrainian PTAB-1M shaped-charge submunition modified for dropping by drones.
The original tail assembly and nose piece containing the point-initiating-base-detonating fuze and self destruct has been removed and replaced with a printed tail containing an inertial impact fuze.
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The original tail assembly and nose piece containing the point-initiating-base-detonating fuze and self destruct has been removed and replaced with a printed tail containing an inertial impact fuze.
1/
December 31, 2024 at 7:00 AM
Ukrainian PTAB-1M shaped-charge submunition modified for dropping by drones.
The original tail assembly and nose piece containing the point-initiating-base-detonating fuze and self destruct has been removed and replaced with a printed tail containing an inertial impact fuze.
1/
The original tail assembly and nose piece containing the point-initiating-base-detonating fuze and self destruct has been removed and replaced with a printed tail containing an inertial impact fuze.
1/
the PSP version of Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius where they replaced the first level theme with a rendition of BRILLIANT 2U from DDR is a brief, tantalizing glimpse into a better world where the series lasted long enough to start making fun of Bemani games
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTab...
Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius OST (PSP) - Brilliant 2U
YouTube video by Cyulyk01
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September 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
the PSP version of Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius where they replaced the first level theme with a rendition of BRILLIANT 2U from DDR is a brief, tantalizing glimpse into a better world where the series lasted long enough to start making fun of Bemani games
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTab...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTab...
With IPRs on the decline post-Squires, district courts are taking the lead on section 103 obviousness challenges. New on Patently-O: why bench judges should treat PTAB precedent as persuasive authority.
Borrowing from the Board: District Court Obviousness in the Post-IPR Era
With IPRs throttled under Squires, district courts now do §103 work. Bench judges should cite PTAB obviousness law as persuasive authority.
patentlyo.com
May 22, 2026 at 4:58 AM
With IPRs on the decline post-Squires, district courts are taking the lead on section 103 obviousness challenges. New on Patently-O: why bench judges should treat PTAB precedent as persuasive authority.
Introducing strong direct involvement of a presidential appointee in patent-rights decisions strikes me as Not Great
www.law360.com/articles/231...
www.law360.com/articles/231...
USPTO Director To Take Lead In Considering PTAB Denials - Law360
Citing the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's "workload needs," the acting director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced Wednesday that she will make decisions on whether every petition chal...
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March 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Introducing strong direct involvement of a presidential appointee in patent-rights decisions strikes me as Not Great
www.law360.com/articles/231...
www.law360.com/articles/231...