In re: Donald K. Forest

Case Number: CLB0545

Date: 04.03.2025

Citation: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit No. 2023-1178

Applicants appealing a USPTO decision involving an application that would issue with no patent term have insufficient interest to appeal the USPTO decision to a federal court. Additionally, provisional rights under 35 U.S.C § 154(d) do not attach to any patent issued with no term.

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