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Regents of the Univ. of Minn. v. LSI Corporation
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July 22, 2019
Fed. Circ. Denies Stay In High Court-Bound Immunity Case
The University of Minnesota on Wednesday lost its bid to stay a Federal Circuit ruling that states aren't entitled to sovereign immunity in patent challenges, leaving the decision in place as it appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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June 14, 2019
State Sovereign Immunity Doesn't Apply In IPRs: Fed. Circ.
The Federal Circuit on Friday ruled that state sovereign immunity does not apply in inter partes reviews, allowing challenges to patents belonging to the University of Minnesota to go forward at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
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June 11, 2019
U Of Minn. Says High Court Helped Case For PTAB Immunity
The University of Minnesota said the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Monday that the government is not a "person" that can challenge a patent in America Invents Act reviews bolsters its position that state sovereign immunity shields its patents from such reviews.
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May 16, 2019
High Court Tax Board Case Sparks Fight Over PTAB Immunity
The University of Minnesota has told the Federal Circuit that a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling that states can't be sued in another state's court bolsters the university's position that its patents are immune from inter partes review, leading the companies challenging the patents to scoff.
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March 11, 2019
Fed. Circ. Skeptical Of University's IPR Immunity Argument
The Federal Circuit on Monday pushed back on the University of Minnesota's position that its patents are shielded from inter partes reviews by state sovereign immunity, suggesting that can't be squared with a ruling last year that Native American tribes have no immunity in IPRs.
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January 01, 2019
Patent Cases To Watch In 2019
The courts are set to tackle key patent issues like the on-sale bar rule, standing to seek or appeal America Invents Act reviews and whether patents issued before the AIA was passed can be challenged under the law. Here's a roundup of patent cases to watch in the coming year.
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July 06, 2018
Patent Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2018
From the impact of the America Invents Act on the scope of the on-sale bar to sovereign immunity at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, courts have a number of important issues to consider as we move into the second half of 2018. Here’s a look at some of the issues — and cases that implicate them — that will be worth watching over the next six months.
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June 07, 2018
State Univ. Rips PTAB's 'Affront' To Sovereignty At Fed. Circ.
The University of Minnesota has kicked off a closely watched Federal Circuit appeal aimed at insulating several of its patents from Patent Trial and Appeal Board review, saying the PTAB's ruling that it waived immunity protections was an "affront" to state sovereignty.