Google LLC v. Cellular South, Inc.

 
APPEAL NO.
26-1519, 26-1520
OP. BELOW
PTO
OPINION
TBD
SUBJECT
Patent
AUTHOR
TBD

Issue(s) Presented

1. “Whether this Court has jurisdiction over a direct appeal from a decision of the PTO denying institution of an inter partes review where the appeal raises a colorable constitutional claim that the institution process violated the equal protection component of the Due Process Clause.”

2. “Whether the PTO’s decision to deny institution of inter partes reviews for the ’954 and ’972 patents solely because both patents are over six years old violates the equal protection component of the Due Process Clause.”

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