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Gilbert P. Hyatt, et al., Petitioners v. Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office

  1. October 07, 2019

    Supreme Court Passes On 13 Intellectual Property Cases

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down appeals in a baker's dozen of intellectual property cases, including one arguing the Federal Circuit wrongly threw out a $22 million verdict against Samsung and another seeking to abolish the "blocking patent" doctrine. Here is a look at those and other cases the high court refused to take up.

  2. July 11, 2019

    Reopening Prosecution Is Nothing New, USPTO Tells Justices

    The rights of inventors to appeal rejected patent applications aren't threatened by a 2005 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rule ending appeals when prosecutions are reopened, the agency has told the U.S. Supreme Court, noting the policy has essentially been in effect since 1948.

  3. April 10, 2019

    Inventor Asks Justices To Review USPTO's Appeals Block

    Prolific inventor Gilbert Hyatt, who has accused the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of tying up his patent applications, asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to look at whether the Federal Circuit has allowed the agency to bar inventors from appealing patent application denials.