Abstract
This Article describes the USPTO’s practice of designating certain opinions as precedential, informative, or representative and compares it to the practice of issuing precedential opinions at other agencies that conduct quasi-judicial proceedings. The Article explores the impact of these agency practices on stare decisis. It concludes that the USPTO should simplify its designation process, increase the number of precedential opinions, and by doing so improve consistency and predictability.
Recommended Citation
Robert M. Yeh PH.D,
Precedential Decisions at the PTAB: An Endangered Species?,
17
Chi. -Kent J. Intell. Prop. | PTAB Bar Assoc.
10
(2018).
Available at:
https://scholarship.kentlaw.iit.edu/ckjip/vol17/iss3/2
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