U.S. Supreme Court,
Intellectual Property
Mar. 8, 2019
Are Patent Office attorney fees awardable under Section 145?
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to review the question of whether applicants who have appealed the decision of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in a district court proceeding are required to pay the PTO’s attorney fees.





Ben M. Davidson
Founder
Davidson Law Group ALC
Intellectual Property
Phone: (310) 473-2300
Email: Ben@dlgla.com
George Washington Univ Law School
Ben is a former patent examiner and represents corporations in intellectual property litigation and proceedings before the U. S. Patent & Trademark Office.
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On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to review the question of whether applicants who have appealed the decision of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in a district court proceeding are required to pay the PTO's attorney fees. Iancu v. NantKwest Inc., 18-801, will resolve a circuit split between the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the 4th Circuit reg...
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