Legal Opinion
Kappos v. Hyatt
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 18, 2012No. 10-1219PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
The Patent Act of 1952, 35 U. S. C. § 100 et seq., grants a patent applicant whose claims are denied by the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) the opportunity to challenge the PTO’s decision by filing a civil action against the Director of the PTO in federal district court. In such a proceeding, the applicant may present evidence to the district court that he did not present to the PTO. This case requires us to consider two questions.. First, we must decide whether there are any limitations on the applicant’s ability to introduce new evidence before the district court. For the reasons set…
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