Focus (Forum & Focus)
Apr. 5, 2008
Patent Bending
Focus Column - By Jarod Buna - A judge's decision this week to strike down proposed patent rules has created a cloud of uncertainty over the entire intellectual property community.
By Jarod Buna
This article appears on Page 7
This week, a federal judge struck down a set of controversial rules issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, finding that the agency does not have the proper authority to make them.
In August 2007, the office responded to a backlog of patent applications and a shortage of examiners by pr...
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