ARE Patent Law Alert:Supreme Court Holds New Evidence Can Be Presented In A Civil Action Brought In District Courts Against The PTO

On April 18, 2012, in a unanimous decision authored by Justice Thomas, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a patent applicant is entitled to present new evidence in a civil action brought under 35 U.S.C. § 145 against the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”), and that any factual disputes created by […]