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Federal Circuit Hears Oral Argument on Tafas Appeal

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

By Donald Zuhn --Last Friday, the Federal Circuit heard oral argument in the Tafas v. Dudas appeal. Arguing on behalf of Defendants-Appellants Director Jon Dudas and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office was USPTO General Counsel James Toupin. Plaintiffs-Appellees SmithKline Beecham Corp., SmithKline Beecham plc, and Glaxo Group Ltd. (GSK) were represented by John Desmarais, a partner with Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and Plaintiff-Appellee Dr. Triantafyllos Tafas was represented by Steven Moore, a partner with Kelley Drye & Warren LLP.Mr. Toupin argued first, and for seventeen and a half minutes, the Patent Office's General Counsel was peppered with questions from...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on December 09, 2008 (boomark / email).