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6 January 2026NewsPatentsScott Cummings & George Chen

Why the US is poised for a patent litigation surge in 2026

After “seismic” changes imposed by the USPTO last year, litigating patents will become significantly more difficult and costly to defend, and both plaintiffs and defendants must urgently retool their strategies, write lawyers from BCLP.

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