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17 Fed. Cir. B.J. [i] (2007-2008)

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I    Bad Science in Search of Bad Patents

Federal                RON D. KATZNELSON
Circuit                Introduction * 1
I.  Bad Science Applied in Patent Grant Rate Estimation * 2
Bar                    II. Measurement of USPTO Patent Grant Rates - 20
Journal                III. Patent Grant Rate Comparisons Among National Patent
Offices Are of Little Probative Value ° 24
Conclusion ° 28
CONTENTS
31 The Status Quo Between Patent Applicant and
Examiner May Soon Change: The Proposed Rules
Affecting Consideration of Prior Art by the U.S. Patent
Office
JAMES L. REED
Introduction * 31
I. The Additional Disclosure Requirement (ADR) ° 32
II. Legal Implications of the ADR - 34
III. Compliance With the Rules - 46
Conclusion ° 50
53   Impeaching Finnigan and Realigning the
Corroboration Standard for Disinterested Single
Witness Testimony with Precedent and Policy
JESSICA R. UNDERWOOD
Introduction * 53
I.  Background: Thomson, Finnigan, and the Reuter Factors ° 56
II. Analysis ° 62
Conclusion • 77