PTO Wants Inequitable Conduct Doctrine Revised in Patent Reform Bill
Executive Summary
With identical patent reform legislation moving rapidly through both houses of Congress, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is asking that the inequitable conduct doctrine be revised to encourage applicants to provide more and better information to examiners about their inventions
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