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Posted On: 03/10/2018 7:02:44 AM
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Another good read on IPRs with the most interesting piece for SFOR shareholders pasted below the link:
http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/679588/P...Transition
IPR Sees Judicial Review and Private Gamesmanship
Chief among them are the US Supreme Court's two pending cases on inter partes review: Oil States v. Greene's Energy Services and SAS Institute Inc. v. Matal. Oil States proposes the most dramatic shift, as it challenges the very constitutionality of IPR. As previously reported by RPX, supporters of the IPR regime were left cautiously optimistic after the November 27 oral arguments; the justices seemed inclined to rule that the USPTO has the authority to reconsider its own decisions to grant patents. Several of the justices seemed averse to eliminating IPR, as it bears similar characteristics to other, less controversial agency proceedings. Then again, some expressed skepticism and concern about the constitutionality of elements of the IPR process. Meanwhile, arguments for SAS Institute—which challenges the PTAB's ability to issue partial institution decisions—gave less of a clear indication as to which way the Court is leaning.
http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/679588/P...Transition
IPR Sees Judicial Review and Private Gamesmanship
Chief among them are the US Supreme Court's two pending cases on inter partes review: Oil States v. Greene's Energy Services and SAS Institute Inc. v. Matal. Oil States proposes the most dramatic shift, as it challenges the very constitutionality of IPR. As previously reported by RPX, supporters of the IPR regime were left cautiously optimistic after the November 27 oral arguments; the justices seemed inclined to rule that the USPTO has the authority to reconsider its own decisions to grant patents. Several of the justices seemed averse to eliminating IPR, as it bears similar characteristics to other, less controversial agency proceedings. Then again, some expressed skepticism and concern about the constitutionality of elements of the IPR process. Meanwhile, arguments for SAS Institute—which challenges the PTAB's ability to issue partial institution decisions—gave less of a clear indication as to which way the Court is leaning.
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