Return Mail Inc. v. United States Postal Service
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Return Mail Inc. v. United States Postal Service, No. 17–1594, 587 U.S. ___ (2019), was a case before the United States Supreme Court, related to the separation of powers doctrine. More specifically, it deals with the question whether a government agency (i.e. the executive branch) can act as a "person" to challenge a patent through an administrative (non-judicial) patent review within the 2011 Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. The Supreme Court, in a 6–3 decision, ruled that within context of Leahy-Smith, the government does not constitute a "person".[1]
Quick Facts Return Mail Inc. v. United States Postal Service, Argued February 19, 2019 Decided June 10, 2019 ...
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Argued February 19, 2019 Decided June 10, 2019 | |
Full case name | Return Mail Inc. v. United States Postal Service, et al. |
Docket no. | 17-1594 |
Citations | 587 U.S. (more) 139 S. Ct. 1853; 204 L. Ed. 2d 179 |
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Prior | 868 F.3d 1350 (Fed. Cir. 2017), cert. granted, 139 S. Ct. 397 (2018) |
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Majority | Sotomayor, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh |
Dissent | Breyer, joined by Ginsburg, Kagan |
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