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Title

Chevron Deference to the USPTO at the Federal Circuit

Authors

Thomas G. Field Jr, Franklin Pierce Law Center

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Courts have long deferred to agency views of law, but they have also often refused. The Federal Circuit, too, defers on some occasions but not others. This paper examines the apparent inconsistency in its cases.

Date of Authorship for this Version

January 2002

Recommended Citation

Field, Thomas G. Jr, "Chevron Deference to the USPTO at the Federal Circuit" (2002). Pierce Law Faculty Scholarship Series. Paper 11.
http://lsr.nellco.org/piercelaw_facseries/11