A critique of recent opinions in patent interferences

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The author examines patent cases from 2000 which dealt with the issue of interferences.

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Parallel district court and ITC patent infringement actions and PTO interferences

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Patent infringement actions are often carried out simultaneously before the International Trade Commission or district court and the Patent and Trademark Office. The author analyzes this situation and suggests possible courses of action for companies involved in such actions.

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A critique of recent opinions of the Federal Circuit in patent interferences

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The US Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit issued a number of precedential and non-precedential opinions on patent law through December 31, 1998. Interference practice and post-interference practice issues were particularly dominant, including the holding that applicants for a statutory invention registration are entitled to an award of priority. Other subjects dealt with included actual and constructive reduction to practice and the relationship of interference proceedings to court proceedings.

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