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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Supreme Court Curtails Use of Administrative Courts in SEC Enforcement Proceedings: What it Means for Other Agencies and What...

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that defendants in securities fraud cases brought by the SEC are entitled by the Seventh Amendment to have the SEC’s claims for civil money penalties decided by a jury and not in an...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

U.S. Supreme Court Decision Limits SEC’s Ability to Use Administrative Proceedings in Fraud Cases

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The U.S. Supreme Court held that when the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeks civil penalties against a defendant for securities fraud, the Seventh Amendment of the U.S. Constitution entitles the defendant to a...more

DirectEmployers Association

It’s All Over but the Shouting: OFCCP Must Shut Down its Administrative Court Prosecutions as a Result of SCOTUS’ SEC Jury Trial...

But it’s Complicated. And, of course, OFCCP’s Enforcement Scheme will “not go gentle into that good night.” The case decision is Securities & Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy (Case No. 22-859; i.e., “SEC decision”). ...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

The Supreme Court Strips SEC of Fraud-Fighting Forum, Sparking Debate on Broader Implications for Federal Enforcement

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For more than a decade, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has been able to bring enforcement actions in either federal court or the agency’s internal venue. Not anymore. On June 27, 2024, the U.S....more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

Supreme Court Bars SEC Administrative Proceedings for Civil Penalties

The U.S. Supreme Court held that the Seventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution entitles a defendant to a jury trial when the Securities and Exchange Commission seeks to impose civil penalties for violations of the federal...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2019 Report: Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB - Summaries of Key 2018 Decisions: Oil States Energy Servs., LLC v. Green’s...

In Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, the Supreme Court ruled that inter partes reviews (IPRs) do not improperly divest the courts of their judicial authority and do not violate the Seventh...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Inter Partes Review of Issued Patents

In 2012, Congress created a new procedure that allows the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a litigation-like procedure to review and potentially cancel patents. This procedure - inter partes review (“IPR”) - has...more

Fish & Richardson

Legal Alert: Implications of Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC and SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu

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As the most-active firm practicing at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), we are proud to have shared in our clients’ successes over the years. Fish was one of the first firms to file a post-grant petition in 2012, and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Patent System after Oil States and SAS – What’s the future?

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On April 24th, the Supreme Court decided two important cases related to the United States Patent & Trademark Office’s inter partes review (IPR) proceedings for reconsidering the prior grant of a patent – Oil States Energy...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Supreme Court Speaks on Constitutionality and Scope of Inter Partes Reviews at the PTO

• The Supreme Court in Oil States v. Greene’s Energy ruled 7-2 that cancellation of patent claims in an inter partes review does not violate either Article III or the Seventh Amendment of the Constitution. • In SAS...more

BakerHostetler

[Webinar] Supreme Court Issues Decisions in Oil States and SAS Cases: A Discussion of the Impact on Patent Law and Inter Partes...

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This timely and fast-moving webinar provides insight for business leaders and legal counsel on the recently issued Supreme Court decisions in Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC and SAS Institute...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Supreme Court Rulings Signal Significant Changes to Post-Issuance Patent Reviews

In a pair of decisions issued on April 24, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified the constitutionality of and the appropriate practice for inter partes review. The 7-2 majority opinion in Oil States Energy Services, LLC v....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Stayin' alive: What’s next for IPRs after Oil States and SAS

On April 24, 2018, the US Supreme Court decided two important cases that directly impact inter partes reviews (IPRs) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and patent litigation as a whole. In Oil States Energy...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Two Supreme Court Patent Opinions and a Memo from the PTO

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two important patent law opinions that relate to the inter partes review procedure introduced by the America Invents Act: Oil States Energy Servs., LLC v. Greene’s Energy Grp., LLC,...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SCOTUS Upholds IPRs as Constitutional, May Leave Opening for Challenges to Certain IPRs

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Is inter partes review of a patent grant compatible with Article III and the Seventh Amendment? That was the question presented in Oil States Energy Services v. Greene’s Energy Group, and the U.S. Supreme Court this week...more

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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality Of IPRs In Oil States

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Today in Oil States v. Greene’s Energy, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of IPR proceedings, finding that they are a permissible second review of patents conducted by the administrative agency that issues them...more

Bracewell LLP

Partes On! Survival of Inter Partes Review May Signal an SOS for Parties Entering the Uncharted Waters of Inter Partes Review in...

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The Supreme Court issued decisions in the cases of Oil States v. Greene’s Energy and SAS v. Iancu, addressing the constitutionality of inter partes review (“IPR”) and determining whether the Patent Trial and Appeal Board...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Inter Partes Review of Issued Patents

On April 24, 2018, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC rejecting a Constitutional challenge to the inter partes review (IPR) procedure for challenging an issued...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Supreme Court Rulings Increase the PTAB’s Importance

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Oil States preserved the PTAB, and SAS Institute makes it a more important venue for patentability challenges. Key Points: ..IPR and other post-grant proceedings before the PTAB will continue. ..However, the PTAB may...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Supreme Court Holds IPRs Are Constitutional

In a highly anticipated ruling, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of inter partes review proceedings. Justice Thomas, writing for the seven-member majority in Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules America Invents Acts Reviews By The Patent Trial And Appeal Board Arm Of The Patent And Trademark Office...

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In a 7-2 opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, LLC v. GREENE’S ENERGY GROUP, LLC that inter partes review does not violate Article III or the Seventh Amendment of the Constitution. Thus, the...more

Jones Day

Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of IPRs

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Rumors of the PTAB’s demise were greatly exaggerated, it turns out. In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court held on Tuesday that Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs) violate neither Article III nor the Seventh Amendment of the...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

How the U.S. Supreme Court Ruled on Inter Partes Review and What It Means for Future Patent Challenges

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...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Supreme Court Upholds the Constitutionality of Inter Partes Reviews

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On April 24, 2018, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, No. 16-712, affirming the constitutionality of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (PTO) inter...more

Alston & Bird

PTAB Is Weakened but Survives: Supreme Court Holds AIA Reviews Constitutional, But Partial Institution Decisions Are Out

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In a pair of anticipated decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court again wades into AIA reviews before the PTAB. Our Intellectual Property Group breaks down the Justices’ thinking and outlines the practical outcomes of both cases....more

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