> Begin forwarded message: > > From: Joe C > Subject: Supreme Court upholds patent review process, dealing trolls a blow > Date: April 25, 2018 at 6:01:45 AM EDT > > > Might be of interest, joe > > Supreme Court upholds patent review process, dealing trolls a blow > https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/04/supreme-court-upholds-important-weapon-in-the-fight-against-bad-patents/ > > The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of a process for > challenging low-quality patents. Since its creation in 2011, this "inter > partes review" (IPR) process has dramatically lowered the cost of defending > against frivolous patent litigation. > > The process allows an executive branch agency?not the courts?to revoke a > patent after it has been granted. Critics claim that runs afoul of the > Constitution's requirement that only the courts can deprive people of their > property. > > But the Supreme Court didn't buy it. In a 7-2 decision written by Justice > Clarence Thomas, the nation's highest court ruled that patent rights were > fundamentally a government-granted privilege that could properly come with > strings attached. One such condition is the risk that the patent office might > change its mind and invalidate a patent that it had previously approved. > > .... >
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