Eight Years of Patent Board Rulings, Down the Drain?
April 29th, 2008“The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office may have a major problem on its
hands — the possibly unconstitutional appointment of nearly two-thirds
of its patent appeals judges,” reports Marcia Coyle in the National Law Journal. The issue dates back to a procedural change in the law eight years ago, and it could, potentially, invalidate any ruling involving one of those
“unconstitutional” judges since March, 2000.
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