Tafas v. Kappos’s Empirical Analysis
586 F.3d 1369 · 2009
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
January 2013
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 2 district ·
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Relies on U.S. Bancorp Mortgage Co. v. Bonner Mall Partnership
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“the USPTO has rescinded the rules that formed the basis of this litigation” and therefore dismissing the appeal as moot); 74 Fed.Reg. 52,686, 52,686-87 (Oct. 14, 2009) (to be codified at 37 C.F.R. pt. 1) (stating that the rules that had been”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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