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Aug. 5, 2003

Missed Patent Deadline Costs $30 Million

SAN FRANCISCO - In one of the largest legal malpractice awards ever in California, a San Mateo County judge has hit a prominent intellectual property firm with a $30 million decision, finding that it negligently missed a deadline to apply for a patent for a client.

By Tyler Cunningham
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - In one of the largest legal malpractice awards ever in California, a San Mateo County judge has hit a prominent intellectual property firm with a $30 million decision, finding that it negligently missed a deadline to apply for a patent for a client.
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