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  1. December 18, 2018

    IP Groups, Think Tank Tell Justices Gov't Isn't A 'Person'

    Law professors, intellectual property groups and a think tank are among those who have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling finding the federal government qualifies as a "person" who can challenge patents in America Invents Act reviews, with many emphasizing a perceived unfairness with the decision.

  2. December 11, 2018

    USPS Not A 'Person,' High Court Told In Patent Case

    The U.S. Postal Service is not a "person" with standing to challenge patents at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Return Mail Inc. told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, arguing the Federal Circuit's decision finding the USPS to be covered by the term goes against Congress' intent when it passed the America Invents Act.

  3. October 26, 2018

    High Court To Decide If Gov't Can Challenge Patents

    The U.S. Supreme Court decided Friday to hear a case that will determine whether the federal government can challenge patents under the America Invents Act, agreeing to consider Return Mail Inc.'s argument that the government is not a "person" permitted to file AIA petitions.

  4. September 11, 2018

    USPS Tells High Court Gov't Is A 'Person' In CBM Reviews

    The government has urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to reconsider a Federal Circuit ruling allowing the U.S. Postal Service to challenge a patent in the America Invents Act covered business method review program, arguing that a federal agency is a "person" with standing to challenge the validity of a patent.

  5. June 26, 2018

    Gov't Can't Have It Both Ways In CBM Review, Justices Hear

    More than a dozen patent and constitutional law professors on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that the federal government can challenge patents in the America Invents Act covered business method review program, arguing the U.S. can't have its cake and eat it, too.

  6. June 01, 2018

    7 High Court Petitions From Last Month You Shouldn't Miss

    From a $1.7 billion case involving Iran's central bank to a major question under the America Invents Act, the U.S. Supreme Court docketed a broad swath of cert petitions in May. Here, Law360 takes a look at the past month's most interesting requests for high court review.

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