( October 19, 2026, 2:17 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 19 denied Google LLC’s petition for a writ of certiorari challenging an order by the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals declining to reconsider the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (PTO) reliance on “‘settled expectations’” in denying Google’s petition for inter partes review (IPR) challenging a software patent....