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Patent office decisions strengthened by Supreme Court

Nature Biotechnology volume 17, pages 1131–1132 (1999)Cite this article

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Because of the Supreme Court's decision in Dickinson v. Zurko, inventors may find it harder to overturn the decisions of patent examiners.

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  1. Q. Todd Dickinson, Acting Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, v. Mary E. Zurko et al. (No. 98-377) Decided June 10, 1999.

  2. In re Zurko, 142 F.3d 1447, 1459 (1998).

  3. 5 US Code §706.

  4. Morgan v. Daniels, 153 US 120 (1894).

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Baggot, B. Patent office decisions strengthened by Supreme Court. Nat Biotechnol 17, 1131–1132 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/15121

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