Federal Circuit Won’t Weigh In On ‘Incremental Petitioning’ Claims

Mealey's (November 22, 2022, 12:53 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Nov. 22 order, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied a patent owner’s petition for a writ of mandamus directing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to terminate two pending ex parte reexamination proceedings....