The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s judgment for the US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) on application of prosecution laches in an action under 35 USC § 145.
Amidst our busyness, being idle just for some time is a leisure; doing nothing and letting things go their own way are just some of the things we aspire to have in our lives every once in a while.
“It appears [from Hyatt v. Hirshfeld] that if the time between a filing of a U.S. or PCT priority application and filing of a continuing application exceeds six years, it is presumed that prosecution ...