Federal Circuit Blocks SAP’s Mandamus Bid Over PTO Rescission Of Memo

( November 7, 2025, 11:42 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Nov. 6 denied a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by SAP America Inc., holding that the company failed to show that the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) discretionary denial of inter partes review (IPR) was reviewable, pointing to a precedential decision issued the same day....