Intellectual Property Law

Federal Circuit holds oral arguments in claim and continuation limit rules case

By McKee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C.

On Friday, the Federal Circuit heard oral argument in the consolidated cases challenging the USPTO's new claim and continuation limit rules.  You can download the audio of the arguments here.  While it is, of course, too early to tell whether the Federal Circuit will affirm the permanent injunction against implementation of the rules, the tenor of the oral argument seems to indicate the court was skeptical of the USPTO's arguments.  The panel that heard the case comprised Judges Rader, Bryson, and Prost.

Click below for a few highlights and links to other coverage of the arguments.

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