The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced a significant extension of the IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot…

On January 20, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) titled Stopping Wall Street from Competing with Main Street Homebuyers. It seeks to curb the role of large institutional investors, such as private equity (PE) firms, in the single-family housing market. Key provisions direct federal agencies to take steps to prevent financial firms from acquiring homes, to “preserve the supply of single-family homes for American families and increase the paths to homeownership.”