08 December 2008

USPTO makes its case in continuations appeal (full version)

Eileen McDermott, New York

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday heard the USPTO’s appeal against a district court’s decision to grant a permanent injunction against the Office’s patent claims and continuing applications rules package

On April 1, Judge James Cacheris of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted GlaxoSmithKline’s and inventor Triantafyllos Tafas’ motion for summary judgment, in one of the most controversial and closely-watched cases of 2008.

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