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Tribe, Allergan appeal sovereign immunity patent case to Supreme Court

January 18, 2019 12:53 AM UTC

The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and Allergan plc (NYSE:AGN) asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal court's ruling that a sovereign entity cannot assert immunity to shield a patent from inter partes review by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

Allergan and the tribe submitted their petition for writ of certiorari on Dec. 20, and it was posted on the Supreme Court's website on Jan. 11. SCOTUS will decide whether to hear the case by Feb. 11...