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  1. February 18, 2015

    USPTO Beats Constitutional Attack On PTAB Reviews

    A Virginia federal judge on Wednesday pulled the plug on a constitutional challenge brought by a patent licensing company and an inventor on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's inter partes review process, ruling the plaintiffs failed to exhaust their administrative remedies.

  2. August 13, 2014

    Patent Licensee Slams USPTO Defense Of PTAB Reviews

    A patent licensing company and an inventor on Wednesday reasserted their challenge to the constitutionality of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's inter partes review process, contending that two Federal Circuit cases the USPTO has cited in its defense of the proceeding are inapplicable. 

  3. July 23, 2014

    USPTO Defends Inter Partes Reviews As Constitutional

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office fired back Wednesday in Virginia federal court at a suit by a patent licensing company and an inventor claiming that the USPTO's inter partes review process is unconstitutional, by arguing that the process meets constitutional muster and that the Federal Circuit has rejected two similar suits.

  4. June 06, 2014

    Patent Licensee Slams Constitutionality Of PTAB Reviews

    Patent licensing company eCharge Licensing LLC and an inventor on Thursday launched a suit claiming that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's inter partes review process is unconstitutional because it denies patent holders of their right to a jury trial in infringement proceedings. 

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