2017
Oil States Versus The Administrative State
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsThe Supreme Court has now heard from the petitioner in Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC. At issue is not only the fate of inter partes review of patents by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, but possibly the ability of administrative agencies to review and retract their own erroneous decisions....
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District of Maine Stays Patent Case Pending Appeal of Reexam Result
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsIn a case closer to home, U.S. District Judge Jon Levy has granted a motion filed by Microsoft to stay a patent infringement lawsuit filed against it by SurfCast, Inc., in which SurfCast has accused Microsoft’s Windows 8 tiles of patent infringement. (Full disclosure: we are co–counsel for Microsoft in the case.) As many patent...
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