High Court Rejects Government Bid To Initiate AIA Challenges

Mealey's (June 10, 2019, 11:24 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The three administrative review proceedings established by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) cannot be initiated by the U.S. government, which does not qualify as a “person” under the statute, a divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 10 (Return Mail Inc. v. U.S. Postal Service, et al., No. 17-1594, U.S. Sup.)....