United States Leading Case patentsamenability and standing

Thryv Inc v Click-To-Call Technologies LP

590 U.S. 45 (2020)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtUS Supreme Court

Year2020

StatusBinding authority

Summary

USPTO's decision to institute inter partes review, including § 315(b) time-bar determinations, is final and non-appealable under 35 U.S.C. § 314(d).

Key Principle

inter partes review; time bar decision under s 315(b) not judicially reviewable; s 314(d) preclusion

Area of Law

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