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10 June 2019Patents

Government is not a ‘person’ in AIA: SCOTUS

The US Supreme Court has ruled that a federal government agency does not qualify as a “person” who can challenge the validity of a patent.

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11 June 2019   Following yesterday’s US Supreme Court decision in Return Mail v United States Postal Service, the government is now faced with restricted options to challenge patents, according to lawyers.