Intellectual Property,
Government
Jul. 30, 2018
Federal Circuit: patent applicants don’t have to pay agency’s fees
A federal appellate court on Friday rejected the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s attempt to reinterpret a 170-year-old statute regarding expenses in patent appeals, saving patent applicants from having to pay attorney fees for the agency.
A federal appellate court rejected the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's attempt to reinterpret a 170-year-old statute regarding expenses in patent appeals, saving patent applicants from having to pay attorney fees for the agency which was a change that would have applied even in some cases where the applicant won the appeal.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit voted 7-4 to affirm the order of U.S. District Judge Gera...
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