U.S. Supreme Court,
Intellectual Property,
Civil Litigation
Oct. 27, 2020
Justices to weigh validity of administrative patent judge hiring
This month, the U.S. Supreme Court granted three petitions seeking review of a Federal Circuit decision holding that all administrative patent judges hired by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office were unconstitutionally appointed.
Ben M. Davidson
Founder
Davidson Law Group ALC
Intellectual Property
Phone: (310) 473-2300
Email: Ben@dlgla.com
George Washington Univ Law School
Ben is a former patent examiner and represents corporations in intellectual property litigation and proceedings before the U. S. Patent & Trademark Office.
On Oct. 13, the U.S. Supreme Court granted three petitions seeking review of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's 2019 decision in Arthrex Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., 941 F.3d 1320. Arthrex held that all administrative patent judges -- AP...
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