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31 July 2019AmericasSarah Morgan

IPR of pre-AIA patents isn’t unconstitutional, finds Fed Circuit

In a defeat for biotech company Celgene, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has concluded that the retroactive application of inter partes review (IPR) proceedings to a pre-American Invents Act (AIA) patent isn’t unconstitutional.

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USPTO rejects Celgene bid for Bass sanctions

28 September 2015 The US Patent and Trademark Office has rejected a request by biopharmaceutical company Celgene to sanction hedge fund manager Kyle Bass and his organisation the Coalition for Affordable Drugs.

PTAB grants IPR of Celgene patents after Kyle Bass challenge

28 October 2015 The Coalition for Affordable Drugs, an organisation closely tied to hedge fund manager Kyle Bass, has persuaded the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to institute an inter partes review concerning the validity of two patents owned by biopharmaceutical company Celgene.

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USPTO rejects Celgene bid for Bass sanctions

28 September 2015 The US Patent and Trademark Office has rejected a request by biopharmaceutical company Celgene to sanction hedge fund manager Kyle Bass and his organisation the Coalition for Affordable Drugs.

PTAB grants IPR of Celgene patents after Kyle Bass challenge

28 October 2015 The Coalition for Affordable Drugs, an organisation closely tied to hedge fund manager Kyle Bass, has persuaded the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to institute an inter partes review concerning the validity of two patents owned by biopharmaceutical company Celgene.

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