December 11, 2024
Daniel L. Geyser of Haynes and Boone LLP is an unconventional U.S. Supreme Court advocate in every respect, from the path he forged to become one of the high court's frequent arguers to the way he runs his current practice from more than half a country away from the nation's capital.
February 25, 2021
When the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Monday over whether Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges are constitutionally appointed, it will be the sixth time the high court has scrutinized the tribunal. Here’s a look at which topics have grabbed the justices’ attention in the past and what they decided.
December 17, 2020
Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions on instituting patent reviews have been front and center in 2020, with the U.S. Supreme Court limiting when they can be appealed and the agency defining how discretion can influence those determinations. Here's a look back at the biggest patent cases of the year.
April 20, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Monday barring appeals of decisions related to the time limit for filing inter partes review petitions has increased the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's power and will force time-bar issues to be litigated more fiercely early in cases, attorneys say.
April 20, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that decisions that an inter partes review petition was timely filed cannot be appealed, restricting the arguments patent owners can make when appealing Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions.
December 09, 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided Monday about whether decisions that an inter partes review petition was timely filed can be appealed, as some justices said patent invalidity rulings shouldn't be discarded based on timing, and others worried about restricting judicial review.
December 06, 2019
The Affordable Care Act and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board are back on the docket at the U.S. Supreme Court this week as the justices consider whether the government must cover billions in losses that insurers allegedly suffered participating in the ACA, along with the appealability of certain decisions by the PTAB.
December 05, 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a case that will determine the extent to which Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions instituting review of a patent are subject to appellate review and puts a spotlight on the power of administrative agencies.
November 05, 2019
Pharma and biotech industry groups, legal scholars and a California semiconductor company are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve the ability of patent holders to appeal decisions that find a patent challenge was filed with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in a timely manner.
October 30, 2019
Click-To-Call is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm that patent owners can argue on appeal that a patent challenge was untimely, arguing that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office does not have the unfettered power to block courts from reviewing its time-bar decisions.