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USPTO Posts Notice Regarding Wyeth Decision

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

By Donald Zuhn -- Last Thursday, the Federal Circuit determined in Wyeth v. Kappos that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had erred in making PTA calculations for two patents owned by Wyeth and Elan Pharma International Ltd. (see Patent Docs report). Since the appellate court rendered its decision, many patent practitioners and applicants have been wondering what steps the Office might take in response. The Office provided an initial glimpse when it posted an announcement on its website regarding the Federal Circuit's decision in the Wyeth case. The notice states: On January 7, 2010, the Federal Circuit issued a...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on January 12, 2010 (boomark / email).