Summary:
Last week the US Supreme Court decided a case with far reaching consequences about the definition of a 'person' and whether it includes the 'sovereign' or not. The question arose for the consideration of the court was whether the USPS, as sovereign, was a 'person' in the eyes of law or not. Any entity controlled by the sovereign, directly or indirectly, cannot be called a person simpliciter. While the sovereign itself is giving the authority to grant a patent, it would be clearly illogical for the sovereign to allow it to challenge the patent. That would really bring a positive and practical change in the manner interpretation to the words like person and sovereign is done..