Native American tribe files brief in patent dispute
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and Allergan have filed a brief in a dispute over whether tribal sovereign immunity can protect patents from the inter partes review (IPR) at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
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2 March 2018 The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and Allergan are planning to appeal against the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision rejecting tribal sovereign immunity.
11 September 2017 Allergan has transferred its patent rights for a dry eye treatment to a Native American tribe, in a bid to obtain immunity against an inter partes review (IPR).