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20 April 2018Americas

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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