http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/10/19/tafas-objects-to-vacatur-in-claims-and-continuations-appeal/id=6731/ Patents, Software Patents, Patent Applications & Patent Law Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:58:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/10/19/tafas-objects-to-vacatur-in-claims-and-continuations-appeal/id=6731/#comment-8799 breadcrumbs Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:11:56 +0000 http://www.ipwatchdog.com/?p=6731#comment-8799 If Tafas succeeds, does jurisdiction matter? That is to ask, if Tafas holds out and vacatur is not applied, is the Office as a losing party foreclosed from attempting to install any of the rules that were judged to be illegal by Judge Cacheris? For example, woudl the Office be even able to make a rule that required applicants to perform a search and analysis (like the IDS)? Some have said this migh be the case in the particular district - but I'm wondering that since the Office is specifically a losing party, that district jurisdiction may not matter. If Tafas succeeds, does jurisdiction matter? That is to ask, if Tafas holds out and vacatur is not applied, is the Office as a losing party foreclosed from attempting to install any of the rules that were judged to be illegal by Judge Cacheris? For example, woudl the Office be even able to make a rule that required applicants to perform a search and analysis (like the IDS)? Some have said this migh be the case in the particular district – but I’m wondering that since the Office is specifically a losing party, that district jurisdiction may not matter.

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