Inter Partes Patent Challenges Are Constitutional, US Supreme Court Rules
Executive Summary
IPR process can continue, but the Patent Trial and Appeals Board must issue a final written decision on all claims raised by the challenger – not just some of them, court says; rulings in two closely watched cases mean that IPR proceedings can continue unabated, but challengers may need to rethink how they go about challenging innovator patent claims.
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