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Patent Attorneys Address Implications of SCOTUS' Return Mail Ruling

IP Watchdog

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Return Mail, Inc. v. United States Postal Service that the U.S. government doesn’t qualify as a “person” for the purposes of petitioning the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to institute inter partes review (IPR) proceedings under the America Invents Act (AIA). Justin Krieger provides insight on the ruling in IP Watchdog's "Patent Attorneys Address Implications of SCOTUS’ Return Mail Ruling." 

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Justin L. Krieger

Denver, CO

jkrieger@ktslaw.com