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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an interim final rule that will significantly impact foreign nationals and employers alike. Starting October 30, 2025, the automatic extension of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for certain renewal applicants will come to an end. For years, automatic extensions have been a lifeline for many allowing employees to continue working legally in the U.S. while their EAD renewal applications were pending. But this new rule changes that landscape dramatically. After October 30, 2025, work authorization will no longer automatically continue once an EAD expires unless the renewal has already been approved by U.S. Citizenship...

In a sweeping move to reshape the U.S. patent system's approach to trial institutions, newly appointed USPTO Director John A. Squires has taken direct control over the decision to institute inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR) proceedings. This policy shift—announced in a memorandum to Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) judges last Friday—marks a decisive effort by the Trump Administration to reassert executive oversight over a key element of the America Invents Act (AIA) process. Director Squires Takes Direct Aim at PTAB’s Autonomy In his October 18 memo to all PTAB administrative patent judges (APJs), Director Squires outlined that all...

In a bold signal to innovators in artificial intelligence, the newly appointed Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), John A. Squires, has taken swift action to support the patent eligibility of AI-based technologies. Just a week after his appointment, he led a critical Appeals Review Panel (ARP) decision that could reshape the way AI inventions are evaluated under U.S. patent law. Director Squires Moves Fast on AI Patent Eligibility On September 30, 2025, Director Squires, along with Acting Commissioner Valencia Martin Wallace and Vice Chief Judge Michael W. Kim, convened the rarely used ARP to issue a significant decision...