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Patrick Leahy: “Certainly. If a petitioner provides evidence to the PTO and the PTO determines that the patent is on a ``covered…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2011
Certainly. If a petitioner provides evidence to the PTO and the PTO determines that the patent is on a ``covered business method patent'' then the PTO would institute a post-grant review of that patent. In this review, the PTO could consider any challenge that could be heard in court.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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govinfo.gov
Mar 8, 2011

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Leahy discusses the process for post-grant review of covered business method patents by the PTO.

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