In late April, the USPTO released a long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) addressing discretionary denials before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that included just a subset of the changes from a far more sweeping—and far more controversial—proposal released in April 2023. Public comments submitted in response to the newer, more limited package by the June 18 deadline reflected feedback from a broad set of stakeholders, including licensors, frequent defendants, industry groups, and even the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).