Supreme Court: Federal Government Is Not Permitted to Challenge Patents Under the AIA
By C. Matthew Rozier In a recent 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that the U.S. Postal Service and other federal agencies are prohibited from challenging the validity of patents post-issuance under the proceedings created by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”). The Court’s decision in Return Mail Inc. v. U.S. Postal Service reversed a Federal […]
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C. Matthew Rozier
Former Counsel