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What It Means When the PTAB Calls a Decision "Informative"
In August 2026 the USPTO designated a Markush-claim appeal decision as informative after a stakeholder nominated it. Informative decisions are not binding, but under the Board's procedures they set out norms that should be followed in most cases, absent justification.