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7 October 2019PatentsRory O'Neill

SCOTUS to hear oral arguments over USPTO attorneys’ fees

The US Supreme Court will today, October 7 hear oral arguments in a dispute over whether the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) can seek an award of its attorneys’ fees irrespective of the result of a case.

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