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Zurko, Gartside, And Lee: How Might They Affect Patent Prosecution?, Thomas G. Field Jr
Zurko, Gartside, And Lee: How Might They Affect Patent Prosecution?, Thomas G. Field Jr
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Interactions between the PTO and the courts are more complex than for most agencies. PTO decisions may be challenged not only directly but also collaterally. In the latter context, the Supreme Court has sometimes been critical of the lax standards applied when issuing patents.
While being upheld in collateral review is the ultimate issue of concern to patentees, patents must first be obtained. Thus, this paper focuses on direct challenges to PTO actions--and more specifically, on the review arising under 35 U.S.C. §§ 141-44 as addressed in Zurko, Gartside, and Lee.
Since the Supreme Court reversed the …