March 09, 2016
The Federal Circuit's decision this week that some communications between patent applicants and nonlawyer patent agents are privileged gives agents far greater freedom to do their jobs and should lower the cost of patent law services, attorneys say.
March 07, 2016
Communications between U.S. patent applicants and their non-attorney patent agents should be afforded some degree of privilege, a split Federal Circuit ruled Monday, in a case over smartphones that was closely watched by members of the patent bar.