United States:
Analysing Arthrex
13 July 2020
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
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In November 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit (CAFC) ruled that the appointment of administrative patent
judges by the Secretary of Commerce was unconstitutional. The
at-issue case, Arthrex v Smith & Nephew,
sent shock waves across the U.S. patent industry. But could the
ruling be overturned as the case looks set to be heard by the
Supreme Court? Is this the biggest issue U.S. patent practitioners
are facing right now? Finnegan partner Kathleen Daley joined the Intellectual
Property Magazine podcast to discuss the case.
Listen to the full podcast here.
Originally published by Finnegan, July 2020
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