“Intellectual property law is, in many ways, part of American private law. IP rights are commonly viewed as a type of property right, and courts have historically been the dominant institution for enforcement of those rights. However, today IP law-making and adjudication is increasingly performed by administrative agencies. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board decides over one thousand validity actions yearly through its new inter partes review procedure, and the US Patent and Trademark Office claims entitlement to Chevron deference on a range of issues …” (more)
[Patrick Goold, New Private Law, 5 April]
First posted 2018-04-06 06:21:59
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