Dolby Laboratories' dispute with Unified Patents added another standing decision to the 2025 PTAB appeals list.
The Federal Circuit reiterated that a party does not need Article III standing to petition for IPR or receive a Board decision, but it must establish standing when it seeks judicial review.
That distinction matters for defensive aggregators and repeat challengers. The ability to initiate PTAB review does not automatically carry into the appellate courthouse.
IPDispatch should classify this as a PTAB appellate-access story, alongside US Inventor and other 2025 standing decisions.