Cert Denied In Tribe’s Failed Bid To Use Sovereign Immunity For Patent Reviews

Mealey's (April 15, 2019, 10:48 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Indian tribes will not be able to use their tribal sovereign immunity to prevent patents from facing inter partes review (IPR) before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) after the U.S. Supreme Court on April 15 declined to review the issue (Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, et al. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., et al., No. 18-899, U.S. Sup.)....