Court Watch - Keep an Eye on Whether the USPTO Appeals a Decision Barring Rules Changes

May 13th, 2008

In April, the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia barred the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from instituting the sweeping rules changes it proposed to limit the number of continuing applications, requests for continued examination (RCEs), and claims that an applicant could make. Even so, it is important to keep an eye on this case. The USPTO is considering an appeal.

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