IP at the Supreme Court Series: SAS Institute Inc. v. Matal
November 27, 2017
3:30pm | Room NT01
Reception to Follow
In PIJIP’s ongoing Supreme Court Series, a panel of counsel for amici and parties will discuss the case on the afternoon following oral argument before the Court.
This event is generously co-sponsored by the Federal Circuit Bar Association.
Panel:
- Professor Jonas Anderson, American University Washington College of Law, Moderator
- Matthew Topic, Loevy & Loevy, Counsel for Respondent
- Trenton Ward, Finnegan, Panelist
Issue:
Whether 35 U.S.C. § 318(a), which provides that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in an inter partes review “shall issue a final written decision with respect to the patentability of any patent claim challenged by the petitioner,” requires that Board to issue a final written decision as to every claim challenged by the petitioner, or whether it allows that Board to issue a final written decision with respect to the patentability of only some of the patent claims challenged by the petitioner, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held.
UPDATE:
Decision: April 24, 2018
Argument: Transcript; Audio