Judicial review of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) decisions is complex-- perhaps more than that of any other agency. One source of complexity is that courts review its decisions both collaterally and directly. One goal of this article is to map possible routes to judicial review and suggest strategies for avoiding jurisdictional uncertainties and delay. The core thesis of this article, however, is that parties should not need to cope with arcane review schemes. Direct PTO review can and ought to be simplified. This can be accomplished by adjusting the Federal Circuit\u27s original and appellate jurisdiction
The U.S. Supreme Court’s relationship to patent law sometimes seems like that of a non-custodial par...
The post-grant review proceedings set up at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent and Trial ...
To those unfamiliar with the long, often bitter, struggle over equally compelling needs to provide, ...
Judicial review of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) decisions is complex-- perhaps more than...
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) has long relied on active appellate...
Interactions between the PTO and the courts are more complex than for most agencies. PTO decisions m...
My main objective is directed at institutional questions, to help the PTO and Congress as each consi...
In re Zurko isolated one of the oldest U.S. agencies from mainstream administrative law because the ...
My objective in this Article is to demonstrate that the PTO\u27s patentability determinations are qu...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (the PTO ) is one of the oldest agencies in the Ameri...
This article attempts to provide a basis upon which to preserve the Federal Circuit\u27s current law...
Fred Weaver believed he had a case against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) b...
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) hears appeals from the United States ...
This paper begins with the Solicitor [of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office]\u27s explanation of t...
Do specialized trial court judges make more accurate decisions in patent law cases? In 2011, Congres...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s relationship to patent law sometimes seems like that of a non-custodial par...
The post-grant review proceedings set up at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent and Trial ...
To those unfamiliar with the long, often bitter, struggle over equally compelling needs to provide, ...
Judicial review of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO ) decisions is complex-- perhaps more than...
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) has long relied on active appellate...
Interactions between the PTO and the courts are more complex than for most agencies. PTO decisions m...
My main objective is directed at institutional questions, to help the PTO and Congress as each consi...
In re Zurko isolated one of the oldest U.S. agencies from mainstream administrative law because the ...
My objective in this Article is to demonstrate that the PTO\u27s patentability determinations are qu...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (the PTO ) is one of the oldest agencies in the Ameri...
This article attempts to provide a basis upon which to preserve the Federal Circuit\u27s current law...
Fred Weaver believed he had a case against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) b...
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) hears appeals from the United States ...
This paper begins with the Solicitor [of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office]\u27s explanation of t...
Do specialized trial court judges make more accurate decisions in patent law cases? In 2011, Congres...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s relationship to patent law sometimes seems like that of a non-custodial par...
The post-grant review proceedings set up at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent and Trial ...
To those unfamiliar with the long, often bitter, struggle over equally compelling needs to provide, ...