Constitutional Law

Patently Unconstitutional?

A George Washington University Law School professor noted that two-thirds of patent appeals judges may have been unconstitutionally appointed, calling into question hundreds of decisions rendered over the past eight years. Professor John F. Duffy wrote that the Director of Patent and Trademark Office appointed the judges, which likely violates the appointments clause of the Constitution.

Full post as published by ACS Blog on May 04, 2008 (boomark / email).