AUDIO ONLY - State Sovereign Immunity and IPRs

This is an audio-only, downloadable recording of the webinar described below.

Recent decisions from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) have found that state sovereign immunity protects state entities from inter partes reviews (IPRs), but that a state entity waives its immunity before the PTAB if it has asserted the challenged patent in litigation.ÊThe waiver issue is currently before the Federal Circuit in appeals. In this session, attorneys directly involved in past and current litigation on this subject, as well as panelists from state university tech transfer offices, will discuss the consequences of these decisions for both state universities and others who are patent owners, and those looking to license patents or partner with state institutions.ÊWe will discuss the factor to consider when deciding whether an entity is entitled to sovereign immunity and suggest how university entities and private businesses can structure agreements that take advantage of sovereign immunity, while balancing other business issues.