Patent Law

Tafas v. Dudas: May 5 and May 7
Patent Docs noted on May 7 that a notice to appeal had been filed in Tafas v. Dudas, on the USPTO's rules on continuing applications. Also, on May 7, Patently-O reported: The Patent Office has filed a notice of appeal in the case of Tafas v...

Briefs Flying In Patent Office Appeal of Continuation Rules
Earlier, Dr. Triantafyllos Tafas? lawsuit, arguing that the proposed U.S. Patent Office continuation rules are void for exceeding its authority, won a permanent injunction prohibiting the USPTO from putting the new rules changes into effect (Final Rules; 72 Federal Register 161 at 46716)...

Tafas v. Dudas: The Continuation Wars
Earlier, Dr. Triantafyllos Tafas’ lawsuit, arguing that the proposed U.S. Patent Office continuation rules are void for exceeding its authority, won a permanent injunction prohibiting the USPTO from putting the new rules changes into effect (Final Rules; 72 Federal Register 161 at 46716)...

Case: Tafas v. Dudas (USPTO rules)
Today the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted Tafas' and Smithkline Beecham's Motions for Summary Judgment, effectively holding that the USPTO's proposed 5/25 and 2+1 rules regarding claims and continuation practice are illegal, and therefore null and void...

Tafas v. Dudas: Appeal and Legislation
Tafas v. Dudas (Fed. Cir. 2008). CAFC Appeal: PTO General Counsel James Toupin has reportedly indicated that the PTO will appeal the ruling to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC)...

Further comments on Feb. 8 arguments in Tafas v. Dudas
Patent Docs has some further comments from John White on the 8 Feb 08 hearing in Tafas v. Dudas concerning the injunction on implementation of the proposed rules on continuing applications...

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