In the latest Director Discretionary Denial decision, Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Coke Morgan Stewart granted AXA Power’s request for discretionary denial based on “settled expectations” of the patent owner—a doctrine that is shaping up to be a key factor in Stewart’s interim discretionary denial process.
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