University of Minnesota petitions SCOTUS to review IPR immunity
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit erred in finding that state sovereign immunity doesn’t apply to inter partes review (IPR) proceedings, claimed the University of Minnesota in its petition filed at the US Supreme Court last week.
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20 December 2017 The US Patent Trial and Appeal Board has taken aim at sovereign immunity, ruling that the University of Minnesota must defend against challenges brought against five of its patents.
17 June 2019 The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has delivered a ruling that state sovereign immunity does not apply to inter partes review proceedings.