Proper Adjustment Of Patent Term To Be Decided By Federal Circuit

Mealey's (November 17, 2017, 12:30 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 9 will hear oral arguments in a case that seeks to clarify the extent to which the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is permitted, under the Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) statute, 35 U.S.C. § 154(b), to reduce an applicant’s PTA (Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc., et al. v. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, No. 17-1357, Fed. Cir.)....