Posts Tagged: Oil States v. Greene’s Energy Group
SCOTUS says Patents are a Government Franchise, Not a Vested Property Right
While there has been much optimism due to the arrival of USPTO Director Andrei Iancu and his recent speeches signaling he understands the U.S. patent system …
Supreme Court Issues Much Anticipated Oil States and SAS Decisions
Earlier today, the US Supreme Court issued it's highly anticipated 7 to 2 decision in Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC which upheld the …
The House IP Subcommittee: A Bunch of Fiddling Neros Watching the U.S. Patent System Burn
Interestingly, in the history of the entire CBM program, only three petitions have ended with final written decisions upholding all claims as valid. That’s 1 percent of …
Letter to President Trump on China IP Probe is Latest Sign of Conservative Support for Private IP Rights
A group of 16 leaders from politically conservative institutions sent a letter addressed to President Donald Trump lauding the Trump Administration’s decision last summer to initiate an …
2017 Saw Fewest Patent Lawsuits Filed Since 2011
Q4 2017 saw a total of 981 patent infringement cases filed in district courts, the second-lowest total for any quarter in 2017 and the third-lowest total for any quarter dating …
Bloomberg Innovation Index is Latest Sign US Innovation Economy is in Dire Straits
For the first time since the inception of the Bloomberg Innovation Index, the U.S. ranked outside the top 10, ranking 11th out of the 50 economies. This latest …
PTAB Errors Fatal to Hundreds of Legitimate Patents
There have been 220 patents upheld as valid in real courts and also subject to a final written decision in the PTAB. The PTAB only agreed with the …
Looking Forward: Predictions and Thoughts about 2018
First, I predict that the United States Supreme Court will find post grant procedures under the America Invents Act to be unconstitutional. It is my belief they …
Conservative Thinking on the Critical Issues in Oil States
The Oil States v. Greene’s Energy Group case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court Nov. 27, 2017, has generated much ink, analysis and opinion. Rightly so, given …
Misrepresentations in Service to Efficient Infringer Lobby
The world of intellectual property law has been abuzz in recent months leading up to oral arguments in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Oil …
Manufacturing Firms and Organizations File Briefs in Oil States
Doubtless there are some manufacturing firms, such as Telebrands, who are great endorsers of inter partes review (IPR) proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) …
The Patent Bargain and the Fiction of Administrative ‘Error Correction’ in Inter Partes Reviews
In justifying the constitutionality of the inter partes review (“IPR”) statute enacted by the America Invents Act (“AIA”), a common refrain persistently asserted is that patent rights …
Predicting Oil States after Supreme Court Oral Arguments
After oral arguments were held on Monday, November 27, 2017, I again asked a number of industry insiders what thoughts and predictions they now have after having the benefit …
Open Letter from Conservatives: What’s at stake in Oil States v. Greene’s Energy Group
If wrongly decided, Oil States Energy Services v. Greene’s Energy Group may be the next Kelo v. City of New London decision. At bottom, the case …
Tech’s Ruling Class Files Amici Briefs with U.S. Supreme Court in Oil States Case
October 30th was a very busy day for amici filing briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court on how the highest court in the nation should decide …
