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From the TTAB Website: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Accelerated Case Resolution (ACR)

At the TTAB website you will find three papers explaining the Board's Accelerated Case Resolution (ACR) program, by which parties may obtain "a final determination of their opposition or cancellation proceeding quickly and without the time and expense of a full trial." The first paper provides a general overview of ACR, the second answers frequently asked questions, and the third presents a list of "ACR Cases and Cases Illustrating ACR-like Efficiencies." The Board plans to update the case list as more parties take advantage of ACR.Here are a few highlights from the first paper:ACR is a procedure akin to summary judgment in which parties can receive a determination of the claims and defenses in their case promptly, but without the uncertainty of result and delay typically presented by standard summary judgment practice...continue to full post

Full post as published by The TTABlog on February 11, 2010 (boomark / email).