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Oil States Energy Services LLC v Greene's Energy Group LLC

584 US 325 (2018)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2018
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Inter partes review before the PTAB is constitutional; patent rights are public franchises that Congress may assign to non-Article III tribunals without violating Article III or the Seventh Amendment.

Key Principle

Inter partes review before the PTAB does not violate the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial or Article III of the Constitution; patent rights are public franchise rights that can be reconsidered by the government.

Area of Law

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