US Supreme Court justices seemed divided on whether the US Patent and Trademark Office's inter partes review (IPR) patent challenge proceeding violates the Constitution by allowing an administrative proceeding to decide the validity of patents in place of district courts.
The justices heard oral arguments Nov. 27 in Oil States Energy Services LLC v. Greene's Energy Group LLC. The question before the court is whether the IPR process is unconstitutional because it eliminates the right to a jury trial
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