The US District Court for the District of Columbia affirmed the dismissal of a case alleging that the US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).
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We have extensively covered the efforts of Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and others to reform Section 101 of the Patent Act, from draft bills to congressional hearings.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office wrongly denied a petition for a proposed rule that would cut down on unwarranted patent invalidity reviews by giving small-time patent owners the ability to "veto" such reviews when certain criteria are met, two organizations said in a D.C. federal court lawsuit Wednesday.