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Supreme Court appears divided on patent reviews via US Patent and Trademark Office (rather than through courts) - press 
- The Supreme Court heard arguments today in a challenge against the patent review system that allows the US Patent and Trademark Office to challenge patents rather than going through a review by the courts. The system was put in place by Congress in 2011 as a lower cost alternative to lawsuits.