Supreme Court Seems Likely To Keep Inter Partes Review Despite Problems

US Justices questioned PTAB panel stacking and ability to challenge patent years after issuance, but the fact decisions can be reviewed by appellate court seemed to allay their concerns.

Oil States Supreme Court
Independent inventors protested Patent Trial Appeal Board’s inter partes review proceeding in front of US Supreme Court during oral arguments in Oil States Energy Services v. Greene’s Energy Group. Court is to rule whether IPR is constitutional. • Source: Brenda Sandburg

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