by Greg Castanias | Jun 12, 2017 | PTAB Trial Basics
By Greg Castanias, Sasha Mayergoyz, and Stuart Yothers Today, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to the constitutionality of inter partes review. In Oil States Energy Services v. Greene’s Energy Group, No. 16-712, the Court agreed to decide this question: ...
by Greg Castanias | Apr 19, 2017 | Final Written Decisions
By Richard A. Graham and Gregory A. Castanias Who makes the country’s patent laws—Congress, or the Patent Office? A recent petition for certiorari filed by SAS Institute, Inc.—represented by a team of Jones Day lawyers—asks the Supreme Court to decide that question...
by David Maiorana | Nov 10, 2016 | PTAB News
By Dave Maiorana The U.S. Supreme Court has denied two of the three pending constitutional challenges to inter partes review (“IPR”). In MCM v. HP, No. 15-1330, patent owner MCM Portfolio LLC (“MCM”) challenged the constitutionality of IPRs on...