Tag:patent law

In Separation of Powers Ruling, Supreme Court Rejects PTAB System for Patent Disputes and Orders PTO Panel Decisions to be Reviewed by Agency Director

The Supreme Court, applying a doctrine that urges strict separation of authority among the federal government’s three branches, invalidated June 21 a statutory scheme that excludes politically-appointed functionaries from intellectual property disputes.

Outstanding Legal Professionals: Emily Vanstrom

For Emily Vanstrom, a patent assistant at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, the firm’s inventor clients are priority one.