‘Death Squad’ That Tossed 2,000 Patents Challenged at High Court
- Supreme Court to weigh legality of patent appeal board judges
- Patent board has support of Apple, Google, other tech firms
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The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to declare unconstitutional a system that technology companies, including Apple Inc. and Google Inc., have used to invalidate hundreds of patents and head off litigation.
In an argument at the intersection of intellectual property and the separation of powers, the justices on Monday will consider a challenge to a congressionally-created board that critics have dubbed a “death squad” because of its tendency to toss out patents.