U.S. Supreme Court,
Intellectual Property
Jun. 22, 2021
High court patent review board opinion ‘won’t change much’
The court majority, in an opinion written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., concluded administrative patent judges were improperly given the power to make final decisions without the review of an official appointed by the president.
Monday's U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down the structure of government patent review boards as unconstitutional because their decisions are not reviewed by a presidential appointee is unlikely to change much, legal experts said.
The court majority, in an opinion written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., concluded administrative patent judges were improperly given the power to make final decisions without the review of...
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