Mealey's (January 24, 2018, 12:48 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Jan. 23 amicus brief, the American Bar Association (ABA) urges the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to undo its June 2017 ruling that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) may seek recovery of its attorney fees when it must defend its rejection of a patent application in court (Nantkwest Inc. v. Joseph A. Matal, Acting Director U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, No. 16-1794, Fed. Cir.)....