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SCOTUS’ NantKwest ruling ‘common sense’, say lawyers

Litigants cannot be forced to pay the attorneys’ fees of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the US Supreme Court has ruled.

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SCOTUS’ NantKwest ruling ‘common sense’, say lawyers

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