12 December 2019PatentsRory O'Neill

SCOTUS’ NantKwest ruling ‘common sense’, say lawyers

Litigants cannot be forced to pay the attorneys’ fees of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the US Supreme Court has ruled.

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SCOTUS’ NantKwest ruling ‘common sense’, say lawyers

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