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Intellectual Property

Jun. 22, 2016

High court sides with patent office in key IP ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld major provisions of a 2012 intellectual property reform law Monday, confirming the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has broad authority to conduct administrative proceedings to invalidate patents.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld major provisions of a 2012 intellectual property reform law Monday, confirming that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has broad authority to conduct administrative proceedings to invalidate patents.

The justices soundly rejected petitioner Cuozzo Speed Technologies LLC's request to overhaul the patent office's trial arm, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), wh...

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