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Sovereign Immunity and Inter Partes Review: Protection From Post-Grant Proceedings for Universities and Affiliated Entities?

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Since its inception in 2012, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has invalidated a slew of patents in inter partes review (IPR), leading some to characterize the nascent body as the “patent death squad.” As such,...more

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State Universities Rejoice: PTAB Recognizes Sovereign Immunity Defense

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In Covidien LP v. University of Florida Research Foundation Inc., the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (the “Board”) upheld a defense of sovereign immunity asserted by the University of Florida Research Foundation (the...more

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