The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has decided whether tribal sovereign immunity required termination of inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). At the PTAB, Mylan...more
7/25/2018
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Allergan Inc ,
Appeals ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
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IP Assignment Agreements ,
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Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Tribal Governments
On July 9, 2015, a divided Federal Circuit held in Versata Development Group, Inc. v. SAP America, Inc., No. 14-1194, that it can review Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) determinations that a patent is a "covered business...more