Legal Opinion
Sykes v. Dudas
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 2, 2008No. Civil Action 06-829 (CKK)PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY, District Judge.
In 1993, Plaintiff Thomas D. Sykes invented a computer mouse-pad that could be mounted on a user’s thigh. After multiple patent applications and lengthy delays, the Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) granted Plaintiff a United States patent on November 8, 2005. The PTO also informed Plaintiff that he was entitled to certain adjustments lengthening his patent term (i.e., the length of time that Plaintiff may exclude others from making, using, selling, or offering for sale his invention throughout the United States) based on certain…
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