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

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2021 Decisions: United States v. Arthrex, 141 S. Ct. 1970 (2021)

Arthrex appealed a final written decision from an inter partes review (IPR) where the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) found all challenged claims of its patent anticipated. On appeal, Arthrex argued that the...more

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

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2021 Decisions

[co-author: Jamie Dohopolski] Last year, the continued global COVID-19 pandemic forced American courts to largely continue the procedures set in place in 2020. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was no...more

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Supreme Court Finds Constitutional Violation in Patent Challenges, But Provides Quick Fix

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For those familiar with inter partes review—or IPR, as it is known—the recent Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Arthrex was much anticipated because it carried with it the potential to upend the entire IPR system. IPR has...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Arthrex SCOTUS Ruling: The IPR Show Must Go On, Just with (a Bit) More Oversight

On Monday, in a highly-anticipated decision, a fractured Supreme Court issued its opinion in United States v. Arthrex, et al., striking a portion of the America Invents Act (AIA) as unconstitutional—but providing an...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Federal Circuitry

Early Hints About What Happens Next After Arthrex

Now that we have the Supreme Court’s big decision in Arthrex, which we wrote about here, many of us are wondering what the next steps will look like. We may know sooner rather than later. Today, the Federal Circuit issued a...more

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Supreme Court Preserves PTAB But Requires USPTO Director Discretionary Review of PTAB Decisions

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The US Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision on June 21 in United States v. Arthrex, Inc., addressing whether the authority of administrative patent judges (APJs) of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to...more

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Supreme Court Rules PTAB Decisions Subject to Discretionary Review by PTO Director, Vacating Federal Circuit Decision in Arthrex

The Supreme Court issued its decision in United States v. Arthrex, Inc., which considered whether Administrative Patent Judges’ (APJs) authority to issue decisions in inter partes reviews on behalf of the executive branch is...more

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BREAKING: Supreme Court Arthrex Decided

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On June 21, 2021, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Arthex stating: Today, we reaffirm and apply the rule from Edmond that the exercise of executive power by inferior officers must at some level be subject to the...more

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What You Should Know About the Supreme Court's Decision in Arthrex

The US Supreme Court held in United States v. Arthrex that administrative patent judges’ ability to render final decisions on patentability on behalf of the Executive Branch is “incompatible with their status as inferior...more

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Government Arguments Potentially Open Constitutional Can of Worms Regarding PTAB Appointments

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In response to arguments made by the US government in an appeal pending before the US Supreme Court, members of Congress requested an investigation into the adequacy of due process afforded to Patent Trial and Appeal Board...more

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Arthrex: Supreme Court Asks “Who’s The Boss?”

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On March 1, 2021, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew, No. 19-1434, on March 1, 2021, asking whether the appointment of PTAB judges is consistent with the way that “Officers of the United...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

U.S. v. Arthrex: Is Historical Practice of the USPTO Relevant?

As discussed here, the Justices asked many questions in the oral argument in Arthrex this week on both questions:  (1) whether there was an Appointments Clause defect and (2) if so, whether the Federal Circuit properly cured...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

U.S. v. Arthrex: Supreme Court Oral Argument

The Supreme Court heard argument on Monday in U.S. v. Arthrex, involving the question of whether appointment of Administrative Patent Judges (APJs) and their authority under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act violates the...more

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The Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Arthrex

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On March 1, 2021, the Supreme Court heard the oral argument in Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., No. 19-1434. Two questions are before the Court. First, whether under the Appointments Clause, U.S. Const. Art. II, § 2,...more

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

Arthrex SCOTUS Oral Arguments on Monday! We’ll Be Live Tweeting Updates

When oral arguments commence in United States v. Arthrex, Inc., No. 19-1434 (U.S.) on Monday, March 1, William H. Milliken, a director in Sterne Kessler’s Trial & Appellate Practice Group, will be live tweeting updates from...more

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

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2020 Decisions: United States v. Arthrex, Inc., No. 19-1434 (U.S.)

In October 2020, the Supreme Court agreed to review the Federal Circuit’s holding in Arthrex Inc. v. Smith & Nephew Inc., 941 F.3d 1320 (Fed. Cir. 2019), that the scheme for appointing the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s...more

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In Arthrex Reply Brief, Government Reiterates and Stands Firm

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Smith & Nephew and the United States filed their reply briefs on January 22. In its reply brief, the United States rebuts many of the positions taken by Arthrex in its initial merits brief. While Smith & Nephew, in its reply,...more

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Last Week in the Federal Circuit (January 18-22): Factual Obviousness and Yet Another Arthrex Challenge

Although the Federal Circuit has had a busy January, last week was light on precedential decisions (just one, in a case from the MSPB). Below we provide our usual weekly statistics and our case of the week—our highly...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

In Arthrex, Supreme Court To Review Constitutionality of Patent Board’s Structure

In October 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that could affect the viability of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) as well as countless PTAB patentability decisions — past, present and future....more

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What Arthrex Could Mean for the PTAB Going Forward

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Now that the Supreme Court has granted cert in Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew, patent owners and petitioners alike may be wondering what ramifications the Court’s decision may have on their proceedings.  In this article, we...more

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What Does the Supreme Court’s Grant in Two Social Security Cases Have to Do With Arthrex?

As readers know, we have written about Arthrex a lot.  So what better way to start Monday than another short post?  Today, the Supreme Court granted cert. in Carr v. Saul, No. 19-1442, and Davis v. Saul, No. 20-105—two cases...more

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Supreme Court to Weigh in on Constitutionality of Patent and Trial Appeal Board Appointments

The Supreme Court recently granted three petitions for certiorari challenging the Federal Circuit’s holding in Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew that administrative patent judges of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) are...more

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Supreme Court to Consider Whether PTAB Judges Are Unconstitutionally Appointed

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The Supreme Court of the United States agreed to consider whether Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) judges are unconstitutionally appointed. The United States of America v. Arthrex, Inc., Case Nos. 19-1452, -1458, -1459...more

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Missing Appointments: Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew

While all eyes have been trained on the confirmation hearings from last week, the Supreme Court made news in the IP world. The Court granted certiorari in Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew (Nos. 19-1434, -1452, -1458), a decision...more

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Supreme Court Will Review Arthrex Cases Regarding Whether PTAB Judges Are Constitutional

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The US Supreme Court has granted certiorari in three cases relating to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s controversial October 2019 decision in Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc. In Arthrex, the Federal...more

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