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U.S. Supreme Court,
Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property,
Corporate

Nov. 30, 2017

Supreme Court case could undo years of patent litigation

The high court heard arguments on Monday to consider the constitutionality of administrative proceedings that revoke issued patents through a non-Article III forum without a jury.

Benjamin M. Haber

Associate
Irell & Manella LLP

Email: bhaber@irell.com

Ben is an associate in the firm's Los Angeles office, where he is a member of the IP litigation and patent post-issuance proceedings practice groups.

OCTOBER 2017 TERM

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday to consider the constitutionality of administrative proceedings that revoke issued patents through a non-Article III forum without a jury. The high court could rule in this case, Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene's Energy Group, LLC (16-712), that inter partes review proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office are unconstitutional, un...

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