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Could the "New Rules" Nightmare Finally Be Over?

By Donald Zuhn, Kevin Noonan, Chris Singer, Sherri Oslick, and Jason Derry

By Kevin E. Noonan -- Hal Wegner has shared with Patent Docs papers filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday, asking the Federal Circuit to defer proceedings on its en banc review of the panel decision in Tafas v. Doll. The basis for this request is to give Under Secretary-designate David Kappos the opportunity to consider what action should be taken in the case. The motion was filed as a joint motion of the DOJ and plaintiffs Dr. Triantafyllos Tafas and GlaxoSmithKline. Appellants' brief is currently scheduled to be due on August 5th, with appellees' brief due 20...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on July 27, 2009 (boomark / email).