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MadStad Engineering, Inc. v. PATO
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13-1511
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440 Other Civil Rights (US Defendant)
Government Agencies
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July 01, 2014
Fed. Circ. Tosses Suit Claiming AIA Is Unconstitutional
The Federal Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the dismissal of a suit alleging that it was unconstitutional for the U.S. to change to a first-to-file patent system, ruling that the plaintiff lacked standing to sue because he could not prove had been injured by the America Invents Act provision.
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March 04, 2014
Inventor Urges Fed. Circ. To Nix AIA First-To-File System
A Florida inventor pushed a Federal Circuit panel on Tuesday to throw out the America Invents Act's first-to-file patent system, claiming the program is unconstitutional and forces inventors to file patent applications prematurely and incur significant additional costs to protect their innovations.
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November 21, 2013
USPTO Defends 1st-To-File Patent System To Fed. Circ.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last week urged the Federal Circuit to reject an appeal claiming the first-to-file patent system mandated by the America Invents Act is unconstitutional, arguing that the plaintiff's case is based on "the purest form of speculation."