USPTO “abused” authority in reexam patent process, rules Fed Circ

30-09-2021

Muireann Bolger

USPTO “abused” authority in reexam patent process, rules Fed Circ

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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) acted “capriciously” by approving a reexamination of smart home tech company Vivint’s patent, despite previously dismissing several “nearly identical petitions”, according to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.


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