Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2017

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 · 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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