The recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the longstanding Chevron deference has significant implications for various areas of rulemaking and litigation, particularly in intellectual property law. According to William Milliken at Sterne Kessler, the ruling may facilitate challenges to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s proposed rules on terminal disclaimers, as well as interpretations made by the U.S. International Trade Commission. This shift opens the door for legal professionals to reassess strategies and consider how reduced judicial deference to agency interpretations could influence future cases.