Case Law Index
federal2018
Additional Highlights:Patent LawIPR ProceedingsArticle III
Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene's Energy Group, LLC
United States Supreme Court
Key Holding
Inter partes review proceedings, in which the Patent Trial and Appeal Board cancels previously issued patents, do not violate Article III or the Seventh Amendment.
Case Summary
Oil States Energy v. Greene's Energy upheld the constitutionality of inter partes review, holding that the decision to grant a patent is a matter of public rights that Congress can constitutionally assign to a non-Article III tribunal for adjudication.