Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee

Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee, 579 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Patent Office's inter partes review process is constitutional.[1] Under the Leahy–Smith America Invents Act, the review process is unreviewable by courts. In upholding that, the Supreme Court did not decide whether issues with constitutional dimensions could be made unreviewable.[2]

Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee
Decided June 20, 2016
Full case nameCuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee
Docket no.15-446
Citations579 U.S. ___ (more)
Holding
The Patent Office's inter partes review process is constitutional.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Anthony Kennedy · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan
Laws applied
Leahy–Smith America Invents Act

References

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  1. ^ Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee, No. 15-446, 579 U.S. ___ (2016)
  2. ^ "Opinion analysis: Justices validate PTO rules for inter partes review". SCOTUSblog. 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
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  • Text of Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee, No. 15-446, 579 U.S. ___ (2016) is available from: Justia