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
7/25/2018
/ America Invents Act ,
Article III ,
Claim Construction ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Due Process ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Oil States Energy Services v Greene's Energy Group ,
Patents ,
Private Property ,
Public Property ,
Public Rights Doctrine ,
SCOTUS ,
Separation of Powers ,
Seventh Amendment ,
Takings Clause ,
USPTO
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
4/27/2018
/ America Invents Act ,
Article III ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Oil States Energy Services v Greene's Energy Group ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patents ,
Private Property ,
Public Property ,
Public Rights Doctrine ,
Right to a Jury ,
SCOTUS ,
Separation of Powers ,
Seventh Amendment ,
Takings Clause