May 31, 2017
Authored and Edited by James D. Stein; Jason E. Stach
The Supreme Court granted certiorari to review the Federal Circuit’s decision in SAS Institute Inc. v. Lee, 825 F.3d 1341 (Fed. Cir. 2016). The question presented is whether the PTAB must issue a final written decision as to every claim challenged by the petitioner in an IPR petition or only as to some of the challenged claims.
Final Written Decision, institutional decision, Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
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