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Zurko Raises Issue Of Patentability Standards, Thomas G. Field Jr. Feb 1999

Zurko Raises Issue Of Patentability Standards, Thomas G. Field Jr.

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In re Zurko isolated one of the oldest U.S. agencies from mainstream administrative law because the Federal Circuit has chosen to review the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office more as it would a federal district court. The case is important, if only because the Supreme Court rarely treats the PTO as an agency. Also, regardless of whether the issue or the Federal Circuit itself is the primary target, the decision could have a major effect on the type of case most commonly encountered by that court.


Publishers' Rights And Wrongs In The Cyberage, Thomas G. Field Jr. Jan 1999

Publishers' Rights And Wrongs In The Cyberage, Thomas G. Field Jr.

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The author argues in favor of a continued role for traditional publishing in the context of the rise of the Internet.