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November 12, 2009
USPTO Rescinds Controversial Patent Regulations Package
Final Rule Rescinding Regulations Proposed by the Previous Administration
09-21, 10/8/2009
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has issued a new Final Rule rescinding highly controversial regulations, proposed by the previous administration, that patent applicants felt unduly restricted their capacity to protect intellectual property.
The regulations, which addressed the number of continuation applications as well as the number of claims that could be included within each application, were published in the Federal Register in August 2007, but were enjoined and never came into effect.
In this regard, the USPTO announced on October 8, 2009 that it would file a motion to dismiss and vacate the federal district-court decision in…
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