[IP] 46 patent judges are serving under improper appointments

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Paul Levy <plevy@citizen.org>
Date: May 6, 2008 12:04:44 PM EDT
To: David Farber <dave@farber.net>
Subject: 46 patent judges are serving under improper appointments

Paul Alan Levy
Public Citizen Litigation Group
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Scott Nelson 5/6/2008 11:59 AM >>>

Apparently administrative patent judges in the Patent & Trademark Office have been appointed in blatant violation of the Appointments Clause since 2000.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/06/washington/06bar.html?_r=1&ei=5124&en=c9a67&oref=slogin

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