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PTAB Year in Review – Key 2025 PTAB Statistics

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox February 6, 2026

Bar chart showing number of petitions filed from 2012-2025 for inter partes review, post-grant review, and covered business method.

Bar chart showing technology breakdown of patents in post-grant proceedings from 2012-2025

Bar chart showing the PTAB's institution rates by technology from March 2025 - December 2025

Bar chart showing the claim cancellation rate in final written decisions from the PTAB

Line chart showing the Federal Circuit's outcomes for IPR and PGR appeals from 2015-2025