According to @iampaulgrewal, proposed revisions to the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board rules would centralize inter partes review institution decisions in the Director and require petitioners to stipulate they will not raise 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103 invalidity grounds in any parallel court (source: @iampaulgrewal on X, Dec 10, 2025; source: federalregister.gov, document 2025-19580 linked by @iampaulgrewal). He contends this removes a forum to present prior art against overbroad crypto patents, weakening a key defense pathway for industry participants who rely on PTAB to challenge questionable claims (source: @iampaulgrewal on X, Dec 10, 2025). He further warns the change undermines the President’s goal of making the U.S. the crypto capital and urges Congress to weigh in (source: @iampaulgrewal on X, Dec 10, 2025).