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Federal Circuit Upholds USPTO Authority to Estop Patentees from Obtaining Patent Claims 'Not Patentably Distinct' from Previously...

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The Federal Circuit recently upheld the USPTO’s authority under the estoppel provision 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(d)(3)(i) to prohibit a patent owner from obtaining patent claims that are not patentably distinct from claims previously...more

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