By Jonathan Randles ( October 5, 2011, 4:25 PM EDT) -- Ruling in favor of chemical manufacturer Stepan Co., the Federal Circuit said Wednesday that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office doesn't have free discretion to designate a new ground of rejection when its appeals panel relies on different facts not available to the patent examiner....
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