The Federal Trade Commission and 22 state attorneys general have publicly released additional, previously redacted allegations in their enforcement case against Amazon, offering a more detailed look at claims that the company manipulated advertising auctions and drove up prices paid by advertisers. The newly visible allegations sharpen the factual contours of one of the most consequential antitrust and unfair-practices cases now pending against a major technology platform.

According to the agencies, Amazon’s ad-auction practices did more than affect internal marketplace mechanics: they allegedly distorted pricing in a way that harmed advertisers purchasing access to consumers on Amazon’s platform.

Amazon.com Services LLC has filed a new inter partes review petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, opening IPR2026-00471 on September 11, 2026.

Amazon.com Services LLC has filed a new inter partes review petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, opening IPR2026-00471 on September 11, 2026. At this early stage, the PTAB docket indicates that Amazon is the petitioner, but practitioners will want to monitor the record closely for the identity of the patent owner, the specific patent number being challenged, and the prior-art combinations asserted in the petition as those details become available on the docket.

An IPR filing alone can be strategically significant.

Amazon.com Services LLC has filed a new inter partes review petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, docketed as IPR2026-00361 on May 26, 2026.