The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit hears more than 150 appeals a year from America Invents Act proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

The Supreme Court just made sure that number isn't going to grow even higher.

The high court turned away two petitions for certiorari Monday that sought to expand the grounds for appealing unfavorable outcomes in inter partes review, the administrative procedure for reviewing patent validity established eight years ago by the AIA.