29 July 2020PatentsRory O'Neill

USPTO wants SCOTUS to halt Arthrex appeals

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) wants the country’s Supreme Court to delay dealing with a combined petition challenging almost 40 court judgments until a constitutional snag has been resolved.

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