Legal Opinion
Philip A. Premysler v. Bruce A. Lehman, Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 23, 1996No. 95-1219PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RADER, opinion concurring in the judgment filed by Circuit Judge NEWMAN.
RADER, Circuit Judge.
The Commissioner of Patents denied Mr. Premysler’s application to take the examination for patent agents to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). The Commissioner determined that Mr. Premysler did not have sufficient technical qualifications. On review, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia upheld the Commissioner’s decision. Because the Commissioner has not abused his discretion to consider the…
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