December 02, 2015
The Federal Circuit's rejection of an appeal contesting the constitutionality of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's inter partes review process on Wednesday bolsters the administrative framework for challenging the validity of patents that was created by the America Invents Act and makes it tougher to derail the system going forward, attorneys say.
December 02, 2015
The Patent Trial and Appeals Board's inter partes review process is constitutional, the Federal Circuit ruled Wednesday, rejecting an appeal from the owner of a now-invalid flash memory patent that sued Hewlett-Packard Co. for infringement.
September 11, 2015
The owner of a now-invalid patent claiming the Patent Trial and Appeals Board's inter partes review process is unconstitutional argued to a Federal Circuit panel Friday that patents are property rights that must be adjudicated in court rather than in administrative agencies.