Legal Opinion
Tafas v. Dudas
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided April 1, 2008No. 1:07cv846 (JCC), 1:07cv1008 (JCC)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES C. CACHERIS, District Judge.
At issue are the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s changes to the rules governing the examination of patents. This case presents itself by virtue of cross-motions for summary judgment by Plaintiffs Smithkline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline, et al., Plaintiff Triantafyllos Tafas, and Defendants Jon W. Dudas and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Defendants also move to strike several exhibits filed by Tafas and certain amici curiae. For the reasons stated below, the Court will grant Plaintiffs’ Motions for…
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