Legal Opinion
Tafas v. Doll
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 20, 2009No. 2008-1352PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge PROST. Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge BRYSON. Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge RADER.
PROST, Circuit Judge.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) appeals the April 1, 2008 decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granting summary judgment that four recently promulgated rules exceed the scope of the USPTO’s rulemaking authority. Because we conclude that the four rules are procedural, but that Rule 78 is inconsistent with 35 U.S.C. § 120, we…
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