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High Court Says Couple Can Seek Review Of EPA's Compliance Order
Posted on 21 Mar 2012 by Shane Dilworth

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court on March 21 unanimously found that an Idaho couple could file a lawsuit challenging a compliance order issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Water Act (CWA) because... Read More

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Supreme Court: De Novo Review Proper For New Evidence In Patent Cases
Posted on 18 Apr 2012 by Melissa Ritti

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court on April 18 rejected a call by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) for stricter evidentiary rules and an elevated standard of review in challenges to adverse patentability rulings ( David... Read More

Tags: Butterworth v. United States , U.S. Patent and Trademark Office , BPAI , David J. Kappos v. Gilbert P. Hyatt , Dickinson v. Zurko , Administrative Procedure Act , Hyatt v. Doll , PTO , APA , Gilbert P. Hyatt , Patent , data compression , Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences , Litigation , McKart v. United States , U.S. Supreme Court