Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC

Decided April 24, 2018. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 16-712 · 584 U.S. 325 (2018) · Cited 102 times

Holding

Inter partes review—which authorizes the United States Patent and Trademark Office to reconsider and cancel an already-issued patent claim, see 35 U. S. C. §§311–319—does not violate Article III or the Seventh Amendment of the Constitution.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Stern v. Marshall · 564 U.S. 462 (2011)
• Crowell v. Benson · 285 U.S. 22 (1932)
• Ex Parte Bakelite Corp'n. · 279 U.S. 438 (1929)
• United States v. American Bell Telephone Co. · 128 U.S. 315 (1888)
• Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas City · 383 U.S. 1 (1966)
• Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Schor · 478 U.S. 833 (1986)
• Den Ex Dem. Murray v. Hoboken Land & Improvement Co. · 59 U.S. 272 (1856)
• Seymour v. Osborne · 78 U.S. 516 (1871)
• Perry v. Sindermann · 408 U.S. 593 (1972)
• Granfinanciera, S.A. v. Nordberg · 492 U.S. 33 (1989)
• Freytag v. Commissioner · 501 U.S. 868 (1991)
• United States v. Stevens · 559 U.S. 460 (2010)
• Williams v. United States · 289 U.S. 553 (1933)
• Butterworth v. United States Ex Rel. Hoe · 112 U.S. 50 (1884)
• James v. Campbell · 104 U.S. 356 (1882)
• Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. · 458 U.S. 50 (1982)
• Ebay Inc. v. Mercexchange, L. L. C. · 547 U.S. 388 (2006)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Printz v. United States · 521 U.S. 898 (1997)
• Atlas Roofing Co. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Comm'n · 430 U.S. 442 (1977)
• Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank · 527 U.S. 627 (1999)
• Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management Dist. · 570 U.S. 595 (2013)
• Pfaff v. Wells Electronics, Inc. · 525 U.S. 55 (1998)
• Crown Die & Tool Co. v. Nye Tool & MacHine Works · 261 U.S. 24 (1923)
• United States v. Schurz · 102 U.S. 378 (1880)
• Moore v. Robbins · 96 U.S. 530 (1878)
• Wheaton and Donaldson v. Peters and Grigg · 33 U.S. 591 (1834)
• Bloomer v. McQuewan · 55 U.S. 539 (1853)
• United States v. Stone · 69 U.S. 525 (1865)

Cited by

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• SEC v. Jarkesy · 603 U.S. 109 (2024)
• Thryv, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, LP · 590 U.S. 45 (2020)
• Kisor v. Wilkie · 588 U.S. 558 (2019)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2018). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-08-15. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).