Today, Wed., Apr. 18, 2012, in Kappos v. Hyatt, No. 10-1219, the Supreme Court (Thomas) (Sotomayor and Breyer concur) affirmed the Federal Circuit’s ruling that permits new evidence in an appeal to a district court under Section 145 from an adverse Patent Office ruling on a patent application.
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Patent Alert: Federal Circuit explains broader scope of appealable ITC issues (GE v. ITC)
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UPDATE: On July 6, 2012, a panel rehearing was granted in this case that modified the decision by withdrawing all of Section III concerning what constitutes a Commission determination subject to appeal. Please see our July 6, 2012 post for more details.
Today, Wed., Feb. 29, 2012, in General Electric v. ITC, No.…