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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday on two closely monitored cases impacting how patents could be challenged. In the more high-profile case, the court upheld the constitutionality of the inter partes review (IPR) process enacted by Congress in the America Invents Act, enabling entities to continue to …
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The Supreme Court has issued two important decisions affecting Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) and other post-grant patent challenges conducted by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”). In Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, the Supreme Court, in a 7–2 decision, …
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Inter partes review allows anyone to challenge a patent at any time before a special tribunal composed of administrative law judges selected by the Patent Office director who are vested by Congress with authority to nullify patents and even override contrary jury verdicts. The process was intended to …
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Inter partes review falls squarely within the public rights doctrine. This Court has recognized, and the parties do not dispute, that the decision to grant a patent is a matter involving public rights—specifically, the grant of a public franchise. Inter partes review is simply a reconsideration of that grant, and …
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With respect to the issue of whether IPRs violate Article III of the Constitution, the Court began by comparing IPRs to the granting of patent rights. The Court stated that “the decision to grant a patent is a matter involving public rights—specifically, the grant of a public franchise.” Id. at... Continue reading
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